The appeal of doing mediation is, I think, pretty clear. Rather than having a traditional, more adversarial divorce, you and your soon to be ex can share a mediator. You can sit down and work through your issues together, rather than hurling abuse at each other across a courtroom. I spend a lot of time…

When it comes to divorce, one of the most commonly searched questions is “What does the Bible say about divorce?” I understand. For a lot of women, their faith is one of the most important components. If you’re particularly religious, your church family is really important to you – and worrying about facing their censure…

  Not every divorce is the same. In fact, almost every divorce is different, at least in some way. But there are certain similarities we can draw from divorces that have similar characteristics. Just like we group custody and visitation cases by the age of the children involved, and spousal support cases by the length…

Grounds for divorce can be confusing. As in, what do they mean? When do you use them? What if you don’t have any? I’ve been talking the last couple of days about different grounds of divorce, like desertion and abandonment, cruelty and apprehension of bodily hurt, and adultery (and sodomy and buggery). We – as…

  When it comes to divorce, there are – sadly – a lot of cases that involve some form of domestic violence. When I was a newbie, that was so surprising to me. Now, not so much, but still – I end up fielding a lot of questions about what to do, what options are…