Spending Your Marriage Away

As a divorce attorney, I see a lot of marriages that suffer from financial stressors.  It has been a matter of simple observation that debt creates marital stress and sometimes lead to divorce. In his short article “Bank on It: Thrifty Couples are the...

Divorce Negotiation: Maximize Your Influence

One thing that I try to convey to clients in family law or divorce matters is the difference between control and influence.  Control is the ability to determine the outcome of a situation.  In contrast, influence is the ability to affect the outcome of a...

Divorce Processes: Impact of Early Decisions

One dynamic that I see repeated in family law matters is that most families stay on the legal path that they chose at the beginning of the divorce.  For instance, most couples that pick-up the sledgehammer of litigation from the beginning stay on the litigation...

Paying for College and Retirement in Divorce

Many parents make paying the expenses of their children’s college education a big priority in their divorce.  These expenses include college tuition, room and board, meal plans, books, etc…Frequently these parents have become emotionally invested in...