Avoid the bitterness: Discover collaborative divorce
28 May
Posted by yuming as Separation & Divorce
If you have been following the divorce battles between actress-turned-reality-star Denise Richards and her ex Charlie Sheen, and former first couple of New Jersey, the McGreeveys, you know that divorce can get so bitter that the parties involved suffer a lot more than your average divorcee.
The gay former governor of New Jersey recently announced […]
Probably the most expensive divorce party in history, fiery blond celeb and Sir Paul McCartney’s ex Heather Mills is splurging $500,000 on a holiday for herself and 25 of her closest friends.
Mills is whisking her friends off to Richard Branson’s Caribbean hideaway Necker Island at the price tag of $50,000 a night.
Post-grad women are more likely to divorce than men
26 May
Posted by yuming as Divorce News & Features
According to an impending study by Washington & Lee University School of Law Prof. Robin Fretwell Wilson, women with MBAs have a higher chance of divorcing their spouses than men.
Just as we are digesting the news of reclusive country star, Shania Twains’ divorce from music producer Robert “Mutt” Lange, 59, we get slapped with another shocking piece of gossip: he cheated on her with their secretary and house manager, Marie-Anne Thiébaud, 37.
Fifty per cent of first marriages end up in divorce, and it looks even grimmer for second marriages — a 65 per cent failure rate, according to a study on cohabitation, marriage, divorce and remarriage from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What’s the No. 1 culprit? Problems with the kids.
The latest update on troubled pop star Britney Spears is actually good news — she has been granted more visitation time with her two sons, Sean Preston, 2-1/2, and Jayden James , 20 months, on Tuesday.
The judge hearing a custody battle Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline praised her for trying to get her personal life […]
Sharing custody Part 3: How to prepare for child custody mediation
07 May
Posted by yuming as Child Custody & Support
Now that you’ve set an appointment for your child custody mediation session, what do you do? Don’t expect the mediator to lay it out for you — you should think about what you want in the parenting plan after your divorce goes through.
First and foremost, mediation is about negotiation so you should approach it with […]
Many of the books on divorce focus on women and children, but few actually pay attention to men.
Some may dismiss divorce advice for men as potentially women bashing material — much like some of the wring-him-dry variety for women.
But this thoughtfully written book by S. Perry Mallory advocate that men take responsibility.
For those of you following the ugly divorce between Tricia Walsh-Smith and Broadway mogul Phil Smith, here is yet another video rant on Youtube by Ms. Walsh-Smith.
Sharing custody Part 2: Benefits of child custody mediation
05 May
Posted by yuming as Child Custody & Support
An essential aspect of divorce proceedings, especially with children in the picture, is mediation. This is a neutral third party who helps you negotiate a detailed post-divorce parenting plan that is acceptable to both ex-spouses.
While mediation has been available privately for decades, the use of court-connected mediation has rapidly grown in the last ten years, […]
