This is the first of eight myths articulated by fictional parents David and Laura Sherwood at the outset of the short film Talk to Strangers. The Sherwoods are interviewed by a filmmaker as they begin to contest custody of their two children, twelve-year-old Emily and nine-year-old Nicholas. “We do a pretty good job of insulating
A Dozen Steps to Heroic Co-Parenting Building Your Divorce Parenting Goal Statement During the early days of your divorce or separation, before lines are drawn in the sand and we lawyers get involved, try to nurture a spirit of cooperation with your co-parent. It may be distasteful. It may be difficult. But it needs to
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In 1991, Toyota added to its new luxury Lexus line the relatively inexpensive ES300 model. Critics wondered what moron would spend an extra $5,000 for what appeared to be nothing more than a loaded Toyota Camry with a fancy “L” slapped on the hood. Okay, so maybe it wasn’t one of my best decisions. But
As you may have noticed, keeping perspective during divorce can be a challenge. So, over the years, I’ve sometimes used humor to help clients meet that challenge. The silliness isn’t intended to make light of divorce’s miseries; to the contrary, it’s meant to ease them. And quite often, it works! Years after I first tried
Facts matter. Maybe not so much in politics these days, but very definitely in divorce.If you are divorcing, you’re likely to encounter a host of facts about family law, presented as conventional wisdom. Unfortunately, much of that CW will be inconsistent with your state’s laws, inapplicable to your case, flat-out wrong… or some magical combination of all three.Reliance
From time to time, I use humor to help clients through particularly rough patches in their divorces, to help them (and me) keep perspective, and even to negotiate settlements. My clients understand that the humor isn’t intended to make light of what they’re going through. Quite the contrary, it acknowledges how miserable divorce can be…
…as appeared in The Huffington Post (7/12/16) Question: When does a 3-minute call from a divorce lawyer who charges $300 per hour cost MORE than the same call from a lawyer who charges $400/hr.? Answer: When the $300/hr. lawyer charges in portions or “increments” of 2/10 of an hour, and the $400/hr. lawyer charges in
“Unbundled representation,” also known as “discrete task” or “limited scope” representation can, in the right circumstances, save divorcing spouses a lot of money. In the approximately 40 states that permit it, unbundled representation allows divorcing individuals to choose which parts of their case a lawyer will handle. Tasks that can be easily separated from the
Larry Sarezky, Esq. The good news is there is a wealth of advice about divorce available. The bad news is there is a wealth of advice about divorce available. Much of the advice you receive as you move through your divorce will come from friends and family, members of divorce support groups, and thousands of
