All Blog Posts Tagged 'divorce' (26)

I was reading an excellent book called Collaborative Divorce, written by Pauline Tesler and Peggy Thompson, which gave me pause to consider what people should really think about when they come in for Collaborative Divorce.  I’ve known Pauline and…

Originally published in The TuckerPatch

• By Heather Kinney
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• September 13, 2012

Divorce affects fifty-percent of all married couples in the United States. The concept often triggers thoughts of cold litigation, financial disturbances, and custody feuds. Thankfully, the method…

Can you help me to help others? Those of us who are

divorce professionals can surely relate to cases of divorce gone

wrong and we're members here at Peaceful Divorce because we 

know divorce doesn't necessarily have to be that way.

I'm on a mission to enlighten and empower people about better,

less bitter, ways to divorce that saves people time, money and

their sanity in the process, but to do that takes resources and that's

why I’m…

When couples are going through a divorce, what are some of the problems that they face while working through the compromise? Well – probably the two main reasons why couples get divorced are financial and communication issues.

Financially – they look at the different pieces of their collective and individual financial puzzle. They look at the division of…

A Tennessee-Mediation.com article By Randy A. Royse

I recently read My Mother Got Married (and other disasters).  The author, Barbara Park, tells the story from the point of view of eleven-year-old Charlie Hickle.  Charlie’s parents are recently divorced and he is beginning to adjust.  Then slam!  His mother backs her car into a landscaper’s truck, and a few…

By Rosalind Sedacca, CCT

Raoul Felder, often referred to as the Duke of Divorce, is known for his involvement with high profile celebrity divorces. After working for years with clients such as Elizabeth Taylor, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Robin Givens divorcing Mike Tyson and David Gest divorcing Lisa Minelli, he has finally written a book with the unexpected title, The Good Divorce. Felder admits he is tired of the drama, complexity and oversized egos he deals with in…

Rosalind Sedacca was selected as a winner of an International Women's Day Outstanding Service Award! It was presented on March 8^th, on the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day by The Women’s Information Network (The WIN) which hosted the largest gathering of women in the history of the world to celebrate!

The Award was presented to winners in every U.S. state and in 150 countries. In Miami the celebration took place at Unity on the Bay where Sedacca…

People enmeshed in divorce naturally feel an impulse to hire the most aggressive divorce attorney they can find - fear drives that impulse. Some lawyers market their family law practices to target such client vulnerability. They advertise themselves as being "aggressive advocates" or "aggressive divorce lawyers". If you look at their websites they often also describe themselves as offering "compassionate representation" or "charitable divorce help." Which is it? Having it both ways is…

In its simplest form, forgiveness means to not feel ill-will toward somebody who wronged you. It means to not be angry at that person anymore. If you are in a relationship with that person, it also means not to bring up the wrong in future arguments. If you’re forgiving an ex, it is a step toward healing and finding closure.

Many people don’t understand why I defend my ex. When I first share personal memories, a common reaction I get is “What an ass-hole!”

“No,” I say,…

Adult children of divorce have the toughest time having healthy relationships as an adult. They were unable to see a model of a healthy marriage as a child. This is particularly true of children whose parents had multiple unsuccessful relationships. Instead of learning how to have a long and lasting marriage, they learn how to argue, stonewall, criticize, manipulate, and finally to give up. On the reverse side, many ascertain that arguing is bad and avoid any and all confrontation.…

Nothing about divorce is easy. Divorcing couples feel confused, stressed, angry and fearful. Their emotions are ignited and may seem out of control. But how the divorce evolves is in your hands and will affect you for years to come. Divorcing couples who start by litigating usually become more entrenched in their positions, more distrustful and more acrimonious because litigation fuels the fire by pitting one family member against the other! Starting mediation after you have already started…

The following list is an excerpt from the book Kids First: What Kids Want Grown-ups to Know about Divorce and Separation, created by the children who attend divorce support groups at the Kids First Center in Portland, Maine and by Peg Libby,…