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Collaborative divorce and business owners
Business Owners

Collaborative Divorce/Mediation and Business Owners

When facing the possibility of a divorce, many business owners are often concerned that this major life event will hurt their financial well-being. Will the ...
Divorce Fears
Collaborative Divorce

Overcoming Divorce Fears

As you start to walk on the way, the way appears-Rumi Divorce can stir up profound and painful emotions; regret, confusion, a sense of overwhelm ...
Co-Parenting and divorce
Children

Divorce, Kids and Co-Parenting

A major question when parents’ divorce is how to best provide for the interests of their children. A parenting plan answers that question and gives ...
How long will it take
Collaborative Divorce

Common Divorce Questions: How Long Will It Take?

One of the most common questions a divorcing client asks us (after “How much will it cost?”) is “How long will it take?” The answer ...
The Difference Between Mediation and Collaborative Divorce in California - Law Office of Rebecca Medina
Collaborative Divorce

The Difference Between Mediation and Collaborative Divorce in California

Mediation and collaborative divorce are types of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Both are increasingly popular choices among divorcing couples as they save time, money, and ...
peaceful divorce
Collaborative Divorce

How You Can Have a Peaceful Divorce

Divorce doesn’t have to be a vicious war where the battlefield is a courtroom. Instead, it can be a negotiated settlement conducted in an informal, ...
collaborative divorce
Collaborative Divorce

Why Collaborative Divorce Works

Although going through a divorce is never pleasant, it is also true that when you and your spouse work cooperatively the outcome is likely to ...
collaborative divorce
Collaborative Divorce

Is Collaborative Divorce Right for You and Your Spouse?

If your marriage—and therefore, your divorce—includes allegations of child abuse, substance abuse or domestic violence, collaborative divorce may not be appropriate. However, for divorcing couples ...
collaborative divorce
Children

How Collaborative Divorce Can Benefit Your Children

Divorce may be hard on you, but it’s even harder on your children. By opting for a collaborative divorce, you can spare them the emotional ...
collaborative divorce
Collaborative Divorce

Five Simple Things NOT to Do During Your Collaborative Divorce in California

Even in a collaborative divorce—which, by definition, is one in which both spouses seek to reach consensus through negotiation rather than litigation—it can be easy ...

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