The holidays can be stressful even in the best times. However, if you are also in the process of ending your marriage, the degree and level of stress will certainly increase significantly as you attempt to manage children events, holiday parties and other seasonal celebrations. Here are some tips for managing holiday stress during and […]
6 Tips to Minimize Financial Problems Related to the End of a Marriage
Life can get quite complicated as you move from one household to two. And it is one of the primary reasons why the ending of a marriage takes such a toll. Here are some things to consider during the process of ending your marriage to protect yourself financially. Update your beneficiaries This is an area […]
Keeping Your Emotional Health as You Overcome the Pain of Divorce
Sometimes the most painful part of divorce is not dealing with the legal system or having to divide your financial assets in half. For many people the most painful thing about divorce is losing your sense of identity, your stability and your overall security. Your world has changed and for a while you may no […]
Tips on Telling Your Kids About the Divorce
Parents often struggle with telling their children about their impending divorce. Even though it is difficult, it is critically important that you tell your children well before the divorce is official. They need an honest age appropriate explanation of the divorce. Timing – Tell the children about the divorce at a time when both you […]
Using the Collaborative Divorce Process to End Your Marriage
There are many different processes available to end a marriage. You can immediately file a divorce action and allow a Judge to make the critical decisions affecting you, your spouse and your children that arise and have to be resolved when a marriage ends. Or, you and your spouse can try to resolve all of […]
How a Trained Collaborative Divorce Attorney Can Help You
The ending of the marriage is often a tumultuous process that involves a number of difficult decisions that can take its toll on not only the spouses, but the entire family. The process of ending a marriage, however, does not have to be filled with animosity and harsh arguments. Couples who want to end their […]
Divorce/Dissolution Does Not Have to Mean the End of a Strong Parent-Child Relationship
The ending of a marriage can be one of the most traumatic, stressful, and emotionally charged experiences a person will ever go through. When children are involved, it often becomes even more difficult, especially if the children struggle to cope with the breakup of their parents’ relationship. In many instances, this can put a strain […]
An Alternative to War – Collaborative Process Divorce
The model of end of marriage proceedings defined by bitterness and arguing is so persuasive that sometimes people may overlook better alternatives. John Heilbrun is one of Cincinnati’s most experienced practitioners of Collaborative Process Divorce, an alternative to traditional divorce that stresses the overall benefit of an agreed resolution instead of adversarial litigation. Parties who […]
Thoughts for Choosing a Divorce/Dissolution Attorney
Going through a dissolution or divorce can be one of the most traumatic and stressful experience of a person’s life. The way the related issues are resolved can impact you and your children for many years to come. Therefore, choosing the right attorney will be one of the most important decisions you make during the […]
Can Alimony/Spousal Support Be Modified?
According to your Separation Agreement or the Court Order that ended your marriage, are you required to pay your former spouse alimony/spousal support? If so, can that obligation be modified before it ends in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Court Order. If the Court Order terminating the marriage of the parties requires […]