The Collaborative Mindset

Mediation is a way to resolve a divorce by reaching voluntary agreements through the assistance of a neutral mediator. Read More

A do-it-yourself divorce is when people want to handle the divorce on their own. Both spouses are able to discuss and reach agreements and complete all necessary legal documents. They are not represented by attorneys and do not need a mediator to hel… Read More

Recently there have been some big changes to Michigan divorce law that will affect the entire structure of how people get divorced. During the following podcast I will explain what the two changes mean for people getting a divorce. Read More

Divorce by nature causes financial problems.  Divorce for people over 50 – known as “gray divorce” – can be a full blown financial crisis.  On average, the gray divorced will end up having only 1/5 of the assets of gray married couples.… Read More

I get two types of questions about my services. First, I am often asked by people if I handle contentious divorces. Of course I do.  I am an attorney who represents people in court all the time.  I just don’t encourage people to take a combative… Read More

It seems like nowadays all I hear about is how the country is heading in the wrong direction. Wendell Berry, a writer, philosopher, farmer and father of the locally grown food movement, has been saying this far before it became fashionable.  Since t… Read More

Since the divorce rate peaked in the 1980s, we have learned a great deal about how divorce affects children, and what it is about divorce that negatively affects them.  We know today that children of divorce are at an increased risk of serious and l… Read More

Every marriage and family is different, but in my experience, people who are involved in divorce should have three core concerns: time, money and closure.  Which divorce process is best suited to handle these concerns? It isn’t divorce court. Divo… Read More