Posts belonging to Category Collaborative Divorce
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on October 11, 2011
Every divorce case is a financial planning negotiation and requires the development of detailed budget, asset and liability information. Assets and liabilities are relatively easy to pin down with documents and appraisals. Accurate budget information is another thing altogether. Clients are usually told to sit down with their checks and credit cards and average the [...]
Categories: Business Valuation, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Lawyers, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, Financial, How to Divorce, Mediation, Settlement, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on October 3, 2011
I have witnessed countless times when the situation of the parties and the children changes after the divorce and the parties do nothing to change the Oorder. This often leads to unfair results down the road. Many times, the parties are getting along quite well and agree on changes, but that does not mean there [...]
Categories: Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on August 29, 2011
Most divorce agreements provide that one party retain ownership of the marital home. The other party “Quit Claims” their interest. There are some serious matters to consider. Transferring the home (or a car or any other item) does not relieve the person surrendering the property from liability to the mortgage holder. This means that the [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Real Estate, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on August 15, 2011
A repost of an article by Jai Kissoon, of OurFamilyWizard.com. We recommend that all divorced parents explore the site as a possibility of making co-parenting easier and more effective. The new school year is quickly approaching and its time to start preparing. If you and your co-parents both take part in the upbringing of your [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Emotions, How to Divorce, Parenting, Separation, Single Parents, Tips, Visitation
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Posted by Lawyer - Mari Frank on July 7, 2011
Eleanor Roosevelt said “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” When a divorce occurs, one of the last adjectives people would use to describe the divorce process would be peaceful. The key to a peaceful divorce is [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Mediation
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on March 21, 2011
I believe Mississippi is in the lead in the area of child support compared to most other jurisdictions. Most jurisdictions end child support at 18 and do not make provisions for college. In Mississippi, however, child support continues until 21, and support can include college if the parents can afford it. Child support can end [...]
Categories: Child Support, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Laws, Financial, How to Divorce, Parenting, Settlement
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Posted by Lawyer - Brahm Siegel on March 15, 2011
Collaborative Family Law may or may not be the most appropriate process for you. It may be helpful for you to consider certain factors before you make your choice: First, Collaborative Family Law will be of interest to you if you and your spouse want to keep control over the decisions made about you and [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on February 28, 2011
The University of Baltimore Family Law Center and the ABA Family Law Section recently conducted a two-day “Family Matters Symposium.” One of the objectives was to bring together all of the different professionals who handle family matters. Ten years ago, as Chair of the Mississippi Bar Family Law Section, I conducted at least a half [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on February 14, 2011
Our firm counsels people to put their anger aside and act with civility during family law problems. Some people reject that advice, thinking it means we are not willing to fight for them. There is no question that there are many ways to practice law, and that many mean and difficult lawyers succeed in their [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Laws, Divorce Lawyers, Parenting
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Posted by Coach - Lori Rubenstein on December 30, 2010
Being the best you can be is a wonderful resolution! Living your life as a victim is so unattractive, if you take a hard, honest look at you behavior in your divorce, you may see yourself playing the role of victim. Release this story for New Years.
Categories: Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Emotions, How to Divorce, Infidelity, Love & Relationships
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