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. [...]
http://familyresolutions.us/2011/10/divorce-seminar-now-available-in-grand-rapids/
rand Rapids has a unique opportunity for people just beginning to consider divorce. Scheduled every Third Thursday of the month, a clinical psychologist, certified divorce financial planner, and I will address the Myths & Realities of Divorce from 6-9 pm. We look at the full range of complexities one faces when considering divorce. How do [...]
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