How to Find the Right Divorce Lawyer for Your Case
For most people a divorce case is the most significant legal event of their life. While
most people never face criminal charges or are a party in a multi-million dollar personal
injury lawsuit, statistically speaking people are very likely to go through a …
May 16, 2013 Tags: divorce, family law attorney
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By Lisa Matas
Divorce is one of the most painful and unsettling periods of time you will ever
experience. In fact, it is regarded as being in the top 3 most stressful events a person
faces during their lifetime. While it may be difficult to thrive in such negative
circumstances, there are proactive …
March 28, 2013 Category: Divorce, positive outlook, Psychology of Conflict, Relationships No Comments
Bloom Where You are Planted
When my family moved from Pittsburgh to Orlando 30 years ago, I was out-of-my-mind
anxious. I feared what my new life held in store for me. My mom routinely told me that
we all have to “bloom where we are planted.” Being a kid, I didn’t have a …
October 15, 2012 Tags: divorce, emotions, family law attorney, perspectives, positive thinking, relationships
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I was sitting at my computer one day when my blue-tooth mouse suddenly stopped working. A
picture of a computer mouse appeared on my screen to tell me what I already knew.
Underneath the image, the words read “connection lost.”
I couldn’t move forward with my work. I was frustrated and stuck. The …
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June 22, 2012 Tags: positive thinking
Category: Divorce, positive outlook, positive thinking, positive thoughts, Relationships 1 Comment
Divorce is an emotionally charged event in anyoneís life but the stakes are much higher
when there are children involved. While it can be difficult to put aside raw and painful
emotions and act in the best interest of the children, you can and must do just that.…
March 19, 2012 Tags: children of divorce, co-parenting, divorce, relationships
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Pathologizing the “good divorce”
I have always been a fan of the ideas in Constance Ahrons book, The Good Divorce.1
On the second page of the book she writes, “The good divorce is not an oxymoron. A good
divorce is one in which both the adults and children emerge at least as …
March 12, 2012 Tags: divorce, mediation, perspectives
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Collaboration Can Save Lives. That’s what the billboard read. Our Orlando Health Heart
Institute is celebrating Heart Health Awareness Month and this is one of its slogans.
This catch-phrase is referring to the power of collaboration between medical professionals
and doctors and patients – a life-saving dynamic.…
February 27, 2012 Category: ADR Articles, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce No Comments
Have you experienced a mediation that left you feeling as if you failed to make any progress toward
resolving your dispute? Did you leave with a feeling that your mediator could have done more to
help you communicate with the other side? Maybe you thought if you had a better mediator, you could…
February 17, 2012 Tags: communicating in conflict, communication, divorce, mediation, negotiation, psychology of conflict
Category: ADR Articles, Divorce, Mediation, Psychology of Conflict, Relationships 1 Comment
It’s the end of the world…as we know it.
I survived Oklahoma 2011.
Thanks to blizzards, tornadoes, droughts, and earthquakes (oh, and a top-ranked divorce
rate), “I survived” t-shirts were a big hit in O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A this past fall.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few years, I’m sure …
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February 5, 2012 Tags: divorce, emotions, family law attorney, perspectives, relationships
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Have you ever had a conversation with someone that started out badly from the get-go? Have you
ever had a difficult conversation with someone that just blew up and got completely out of control?
Kiki and I help people understand how to communicate more effectively. We have been …
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January 27, 2012 Tags: communicating in conflict, communication, judgment, perspectives
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