Legal Separation Defined (Or Not?)

One of the most common points of confusion in my first conversations with clients is helping them understand what constitutes a legal separation in North Carolina.   The legal definition of what it means to be “separated” is different from state to state. ...

The Problem(s) with Online Separation Agreements

I noticed recently that one of the most common Google searches in the divorce realm is for online separation agreements. Most divorce attorneys don’t need Google to tell them that many clients are looking for faster and cheaper ways to get through the divorce...

Reptiles Have Bad Divorces

Most of us have heard of the “fight, flight, or freeze” responses that we are pre-programmed to experience in the face of a threat. This is often attributed to the “reptilian” part of our brain or the part of our brains that evolved first and...

Ways to Make Better Decisions Faster

The following is from an email that I received from Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the books Made to Stick, Switch and Decisive some time ago.  I have read their books and attended some of their speaking engagements.  I think that they have some really valuable ideas...