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NO MORE “SPOUSE vs SPOUSE” IN MICHIGAN
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Divorce, Family Resolutions, Process Choices, change, children, choices, collaborative divorce, Complaint for Divorce, defendant, divorce, documents for divorce, ending marriage, families, family, family law, managing emotions, mediation, Michigan Court Rules, plaintiff, psychology, 0Currently, when you file for divorce in Michigan, the case title in the Complaint for Divorce reads, “JOHN SMITH,...
Mediate, Collaborate or Litigate?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Divorce, Family Resolutions, How to Contemplate Divorce, Process Choices, advice, attorney, choices, collaborative law, custody, divorce, family law, mediation, settlement, 0It’s confusing. Your best friend who went through her own divorce recently is full of advice. Your father’s advice...
Be Afraid. Fail Spectacularly
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Divorce, Estate Planning/Elder Care, Family Resolutions, Holiday, Process Choices, Uncategorized, advice, attorney, collaborative divorce, Conflict as Catalyst, divorce, Faillure, family, lawyer, mediation, self care, 0It’s Halloween. We should be well and truly afraid today–of the dark and witches and sugar overload! On a...
Values Drive Us–The Big Fives
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , BA PLC Business, Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Divorce, Estate Planning/Elder Care, Process Choices, advice, choices, divorce, family, family law, lawyer, options, Preserving families, Resolution, 0I’ve known in my bones the Big Five Values that drive every decision we make at our firm. Why had...
What I tell people I love
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Divorce, How to Contemplate Divorce, Process Choices, advice, attorney, children, divorce, family, Resolution, settlement, 0People whom I love deeply are contemplating a divorce. They talked to me recently. I’ll tell you what I told...
The reaper can be more grim
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Divorce, How to Contemplate Divorce, Process Choices, children, choices, divorce, family, Preserving families, 0Yesterday my uncle was buried. Two of his three children were at the funeral. The third? Apparently my uncle’s...
Get Angry. (I know…not my usual message)
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Estate Planning/Elder Care, Family Resolutions, Managing Emotions, Process Choices, choices, collaborative law, elder law, estate planning, grand rapids, mediation, options, st. joseph, 0We’ve been taught that anger is bad. We should be kind to all, get along, and work for peace....
Recent USA Today article: Collaborative Divorce Popular
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Family Resolutions, Process Choices, choices, collaborate, collaborative, collaborative law, collaborative practice, divorce, family law, grand rapids, lawyer, settlement, 0Don’t take my word that Collaborative Process is often more satisfying to families. Check out this recent USA Today...
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