The Real Cost of Divorce

As a divorce mediator, I have the opportunity to work with people from all walks of life. Our clients range from young couples in short term marriages to older couples who have been married for over thirty years. A lot of people, regardless of their total net worth,...

Keep the Peace When You Can

Divorce is like any other area of law in that our clients are trusting us to provide them guidance and support. It seems like people feel like their attorney’s words are worth their weight in gold. In divorce, however, we must be even more careful about what we...

As Seen in OC Mom

Hi Everyone! We are so excited that we were asked to write for OC Mom. You can read my article below: Being a mom of two-year old twins, I spend a large portion of my days protecting them from what seems like the world; the staircase, the coffee table, and sometimes...

Pre-nuptial Agreements

With all the recent talk about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes divorcing, speculation is high as to whether or not the prenuptial agreement will have an impact on the divorce process. Why might this be? There are many requirements that must be met before a court will...

The Fall of Divorce

Believe it or not, fall is upon us. Even with temperatures in the 90’s in southern California, people are getting into the spirit of things with pumpkin patches, apple picking and costume parties. Fall is the commencement of celebration and holidays and those...

Gratitude

Being grateful is an important practice in each person’s life. Practice? Well, yes! You have to be intentional about it and keep making conscious efforts toward having more gratitude in your life. Often, people going through a divorce can become very negative as...