EP: 164 Raiford Dalton Palmer Why There Are No Winners in Divorce Court Divorce Dialogues · Why There Are No Winners in Divorce Court With Raiford Dalton Palmer Are you dreaming of having your day in divorce court? Of exposing your spouse’s misbehavior to a sympathetic judge? Of winning the case and being rewarded financially? […]
Resolve Post-divorce Conflict With Mediation with Erik Wheeler
EP: 151 Erik Wheeler Resolve Post-divorce Conflict With Mediation Divorce Dialogues · Resolve Post-divorce Conflict With Mediation with Erik Wheeler Even if you craft the perfect divorce agreement, disputes still arise post-divorce. As circumstances change, conflicts come up. So, what should you do when you and your ex disagree? How might you leverage mediation to […]
Coparenting Through COVID-19 with Cameron Goodman
EP: 126 Cameron Goodman Coparenting Through COVID-19 KatherineMiller · Coparenting Through COVID-19 with Cameron Goodman If you had trouble seeing eye to eye with your ex before the Coronavirus hit, the crisis likely magnified the issue. And with the current restrictions on travel, following your carefully crafted custody plan may be impossible. So, what is […]
The 6 Keys to Mindful Co-Parenting with Dr. Jeremy Gaies
EP: 071 Dr. Jeremy Gaies The 6 Keys to Mindful Co-Parenting There is a lot of guilt and shame associated with divorce, especially when it comes to our kids. We worry about how the experience will impact our children long-term and wonder if it’s even possible to communicate effectively as co-parents—when a breakdown in communication […]
Pioneering Collaborative Divorce in New York with Barry Berkman
EP: 061 Barry Berkman Pioneering Collaborative Divorce in New York After 15 years of trying divorce cases in the courts, Barry Berkman had come to realize that ‘nobody ever won a divorce case.’ Litigation comes with a high price tag in the form of expense and the toxic effect on everyone involved, especially the children. […]
Taking the High Road Through Collaborative Divorce with Monique Honaman
EP: 043 Monique Honaman Taking the High Road Through Collaborative Divorce Reacting with aggression feels good in the moment, powerful even. Perhaps you believe that taking the high road in the divorce process puts you at a disadvantage, making you look weak—as if you’re letting the other person off the hook for their behavior. But […]
Nobody WINS in a Litigated Divorce with Judge Sondra Miller
EP: 021 Judge Sondra Miller Nobody WINS in a Litigated Divorce The vast majority of divorcing couples who choose litigation do so due to the misconception that the courts will protect them. The fact is, 97% of divorce cases in New York settle before they go to trial, and the judge is in no position […]
The Founding Father of Collaborative Divorce with Stu Webb
EP: 019 Stu Webb The Founding Father of Collaborative Divorce In 1990, Minneapolis divorce attorney Stu Webb was burned out and ready to call it a day. He had been practicing family law for 26 years, and he was done with the adversarial nature of litigation. Stu had a plan to quit his law practice, […]
The Emotional Repercussions of Divorce with Elana Katz
EP: 017 Elana Katz The Emotional Repercussions of Divorce Divorce can bring out sides of ourselves we didn’t know were there. Depression is common, as is rage. And many divorcing couples are surprised by these feelings of extreme anger or sadness and isolation. The question becomes, how do you process these emotions and deal with […]
A Case Study in Mediation and Litigation
EP: 016 Barbara A Case Study in Mediation and Litigation You may have guessed that the tone of the mediation process is very different from that of litigation, but you may or may not realize that a couple can makes use of more than one process choice during the course of a divorce. Barbara and […]