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Marriage Story Hopefully Won’t Be Your Divorce Story
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Collaborative Law, Divorce, Family Resolutions, How to negotiate, Process Choices, Uncategorized, advice, attorney, choices, collaborative, collaborative divorce, collaborative law, collaborative practice, divorce, family, family law, mediate, mediation, mediator, Preserving families, settlement, 0Marriage Story was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHi-a1n8t7M. If you are considering a divorce, it...
Life by design or default?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Divorce, Managing Emotions, Process Choices, Uncategorized, choices, Communication, Resolution, settlement, stress, 0Define your goal. Then square up your choices. Don't Iive by default.
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...
When hurricanes hit. One response.
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Events, Managing Emotions, Uncategorized, choices, collaborative, family law, Preserving families, stress, 0I grew up in Houston. I instantly speak Texan when I go back and yes, now and then I...
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...
Spring means you decide–for free!
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Estate Planning/Elder Care, Advance Directive, advice, choices, elder law, estate planning, grand rapids, Health Care Power of Attorney, lawyer, Living Will, power of attorney, st. joseph, 0“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” Stephen Covey No matter...
Is life really that precious?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Divorce, Estate Planning/Elder Care, Family Resolutions, Managing Emotions, Thoughts, advice, change, choices, Conflict as Catalyst, self care, stress, 0I ended a mediation session this past week and one of the soon-to-be-former spouses said, “I just don’t want...
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...
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