http://familyresolutions.us/2012/05/online-workshop-for-divorced-or-divorcing-parents-today/
Cat Davis is a wonderful presenter on NVC (Nonviolent Communication) principles. I wanted to alert you to an opportunity to hear from her. I’ve had to travel to do so in the past so this a great opportunity to join her without booking a flight! THRIVING TOGETHER! 5 SECRETS TO A CHILD FRIENDLY DIVORCE – [...]
http://familyresolutions.us/2012/04/act-dont-react-why-is-it-so-hard/
Last week I introduced a young, new attorney to our local courthouse and procedures. We sat in on a few hearings so she could get a sense of the various judges’ styles. Turns out I was familiar with one of the cases we observed and I found myself itching to stand up and indignantly respond [...]
http://familyresolutions.us/2012/03/everything-changes-can-you/
I had breakfast yesterday with a group of women. One of them brought a unique wedding invitation she’d just received. The RSVP was an interactive reply card inviting memories about the bride or groom and ending with this question: “What’s the best advice you have for the couple?” We were a diverse group of women: [...]
http://familyresolutions.us/2012/03/self-care-yeah-right/
Self-care? Has a nice ring to it doesn’t it? Self care. Oh yeah. I can fit that in. There are times in a person’s life when merely getting up in the morning is a feat worthy of a medal. Going through a divorce or caring for an aging parent or adopting a new infant mean [...]
http://familyresolutions.us/2012/02/it-takes-time-to-be-a-phoenix/
“Once you’ve had your life burn down, it takes time to be a phoenix.” So says Sharon Stone in the Feb/Mar 2012 issue of AARP Magazine. (Okay, we’ll leave aside the discomfort I feel both reading this magazine and seeing Sharon Stone on its cover!). At the darkest moments, divorce or health issues or [...]
http://familyresolutions.us/2012/02/what-do-divorce-lawyers-do-in-their-own-divorce/
A recent article in the Huffington Post reveals that most divorce lawyers work hard to stay out of court when going through a divorce? Why? Well, you don’t have to practice family law for very long before realizing that the court system works well for two people involved in a car accident, who never have [...]
http://familyresolutions.us/2012/01/good-grief-an-oxymoron/
Grief is always bad, right? I read Rob Bell’s letter to his church of 10K+ members, Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids. It was his last message to the church he founded but was leaving this month, January 2012. He wrote about the grief he and the church were going to feel: “any change, [...]
http://familyresolutions.us/2012/01/perspectives-is-there-one-truth/
I love to read. I have no less that a half dozen books going at any one time. Right now, I’m taking a break from Nelson Mandela’s tome of 600+ pages and listening to a compelling audiobook, Let The Great World Spin, by Colum McCann. Weaving a narrative out of multiple protagonists’ perspectives, you hear [...]
http://familyresolutions.us/2011/12/children-and-divorce-what-do-the-psychiatrists-say/
I met Dr. Carolyn King this morning, a child and adolescent psychiatrist with Pine Rest in Grand Rapids. We talked about the fact that when done well, divorce doesn’t have to be devastating for children. It’s really too bad that, by default, divorcing families are often thrust into an adversarial legal system that focuses more [...]
http://familyresolutions.us/2011/12/should-you-settle-or-go-to-trial/
I saw a quote on the Michigan Family Law Listserv today that I thought worth sharing. The listserv is the forum where family lawyers “let their hair down” and speak candidly. Some in our profession (the “chest-pounders” some call them) promise clients the moon and then blame the judge when those promised results aren’t delivered. [...]
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