How Life Insurance and Divorce Can Impact Retirement Planning – Part 2
{3:54 minutes to read} The scenarios Steve Kobrin outlined in Part 1 of this series are something to which most married couples don’t give much thought until the time is upon [...]
How Life Insurance and Divorce Can Impact Retirement Planning – Part 1
{3:18 minutes to read} Life Insurance and how it relates to retirement plans is not something most couples give much thought to. The following articles, which I collaborated on with [...]
A Wife’s Fervent Plea for Mediation
{4:42 minutes to read} Every once in awhile, a client will send me something that goes right to the heart of mediation. I’m working with a couple who have been [...]
Sick of the Election? This is What Your Kids Feel Like.
{3:42 minutes to read} I have written this blog prior to, and you will be receiving it when we are on the other side of, the 2016 presidential election. So [...]
A Friend and Colleague’s Thoughts on Maintenance
My friend and mediation colleague, Clare Piro, wrote an excellent blog article on “Maintenance” this month. She perfectly articulated the issues and options available to our clients when we discuss [...]
In Memoriam: Sydell S. Sloan – A Divorce & Family Mediation Pioneer
{4:36 minutes to read} Our mediation community has lost one of our own. And I have lost a dear friend and mentor. Sydell Sloan passed away on Friday, September 2nd, [...]
When Is Cheating Not Cheating? …. NEVER!
{4:30 minutes to read} Cheat: The act of deceiving or swindling; deception; fraud; To deal with dishonestly for one’s own gain. So states Webster's New World Dictionary. This is the [...]
The Red Flags
{4:30 minutes to read} I recently conducted a consultation with a potential client. I had a feeling from the first call that this might be a problematic situation. The husband [...]
Eat Here, Get Gas
{3:36 minutes to read} When I was a child, we took many family vacations. We were fortunate. My dad owned his own business, and when he needed a break, he [...]