Articles
Category: Deciding to Divorce
Why Collaborative Divorce???
In their seminal work, Collaborative Divorce, Pauline Tessler and Peggy Thompson, noted pioneers in Collaborative Divorce and co-founders of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, assert that Collaborative Divorce “applies what we know about marriage and divorce from the realms of psychology, sociology, history, law, communication theory, conflict resolution theory, finance, and other realms in […]
Category: Divorce and Money
DO I REALLY NEED TO DO A BUDGET IN A DIVORCE?
“Why do I need to put together a budget?” This is a question that couples I meet with as a financial neutral in collaborative divorce commonly ask – and with good reason! Here they are, in the middle of what is likely the stressful, as well as sad and emotional, experience of ending their marriage, […]
Category: General
“Beware the Ides of March”…..and the “Ides of Love”
Reprinted from Huff Post/ Divorce Mon 2/29/16 One of the most famous sayings connected to the month of March is the seer [psychic] in Shakespeare’s play who warns Julius Caesar: “Beware the ides of March!” This is a warning about TIME [along with death, of course!] . I’d like to suggest a contemporary ‘warning’ to […]
Category: Deciding to Divorce
How to introduce Collaborative Divorce to your spouse.
How to introduce Collaborative Divorce to your spouse. Posted by Mark Bass, You have come to terms with the fact that you will be divorcing. You have done your research and you believe that Collaborative Divorce will allow you and your spouse to come to an equitable resolution, while taking into consideration your concerns about […]
Category: Children
Some Issues Children Identify When Initially Coping With Parents’ Divorce
What are some of the issues children identify when they were initially coping with their parents’ divorce? By Barbra M. Waldfogel, LCSW I interviewed a number of teens and young women in Westchester County about their thoughts and feelings subsequent to their parents’ divorces. The focus was on the initial period of disclosure and […]
