Monthly Archive: August 2009

Why Marriage Matters http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1908243,00.html (The Well / Cover Story) Buffeted by affairs and ennui, the intact, two-parent family is under assault. What America needs to get over its commitment issues. (Hint: it isn't love) TIME.com (see TIME, 7/13/2009 edition). Essayist Caitlin Flanagan has written a compelling and accurate analysis of the hardship created when marriages...

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15 truths you must know to complete your successful divorce

1. Nobody will look out for you like you will. The best attorney in the world cannot know or care as much about your outcome as you do, so partner with your attorney, set achievable goals and keep communicating. 2. Do not make your children your confidantes during your divorce – children should be allowed...

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As we get started, I want to share ten of 25 basic truths about divorce that I have learned while helping women get divorced. The remaining 15 will be discussed in my next blog on 6/16/09. 1. Look out for yourself first! If you’re okay, your kids will be okay. Just like on the airplane,...

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In our monthly divorce seminars "What Every Women Needs to Kow about Divorce" and in my book "What Every Virginia Woman Should Know about Divorce" Women learn not only the grounds for divorce: adultery, sodomy,buggery, desertion, constructive desertion, cruelty, felony conviction and no fault, but also they learn about affirmative defenses. Affirmative Defenses are defenses...

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Divorce/Custody "Mindset"–You have probably never heard the term. Yet, your "mindset" will often determine the results you achieve in your divorce or custody case. "Mindset" is conditioning your mind and thoughts to achieve positive outcomes. In short "What the mind can conceive, the heart can believe, you can achieve !" This is not pollyanna thinking....

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