Posts belonging to Category Do-It-Yourself Divorce
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on April 23, 2012
It is quite common for parties to negotiate life insurance coverage for divorce agreements, but it seems quite uncommon to provide for disability insurance. Of course, this insurance is not as common as life insurance and may prove too expensive for many couples, but insurance agents tell us disability is much more probable than we [...]
Categories: Divorce, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, Financial, How to Divorce, Settlement, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on March 26, 2012
A lot of my clients talk with their spouses directly about settlement of divorce disputes. Many times my clients want to know what to say. I have developed a simple script for them to follow. The simplicity is important, because they need to be able to remember the script under pressure. Here it is: Give only [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, Financial, How to Divorce, Mediation, Settlement, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on December 19, 2011
I have already had several documents that I have either sent or received which mistakenly had 2011 instead of 2012. Start thinking about the year change now. When you draft proposed agreements or pleadings, or notary signatures, leave the year blank, such as “201_” instead of anticipating the year the document will actually be signed. [...]
Categories: Do-It-Yourself Divorce, How to Divorce, Settlement, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on December 12, 2011
All attorneys know there are “rules of construction” in the interpretation of contracts and agreements. These rules call for the Court to first see if the language is clear without further testimony. If the language is not clear, the Court might hear testimony as to the intent of the parties. If the intent is still [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, How to Divorce, Legal, Mediation, Settlement, Tips, Uncategorized
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on December 5, 2011
All too often, a female client will think about changing her name after we have entered the divorce. She wants to know how to do it. This is a shame, because it is easy to incorporate the name change in the Order of the divorce with one sentence and it is done! One consideration for [...]
Categories: Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, How to Divorce, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on November 28, 2011
Divorce negotiation is a tricky thing. It is much more complicated than a business negotiation because of the emotions involved. It is also made difficult by the fact that few married people can negotiate at what we call “arms length.” Each party has emotional leverage on the other. Most often, one party has superior emotional [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Lawyers, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, Emotions, How to Divorce, Mediation, Settlement, Tips
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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 - Brahm Siegel on June 17, 2010
A case out of Newmarket family court has highlighted the pitfalls of taking the law into your own hands, commonly known as “self-help.” In Abankwa-Harris v. Harris, even though the husband and wife separated in December 2007 they continued to reside in their Richmond Hill home with their three children until the end of June [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Laws, Do-It-Yourself Divorce
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