Currently, when you file for divorce in Michigan, the case title in the Complaint for Divorce reads, “JOHN SMITH,...
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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...
What Judges Say About Compromise in Custody and Divorce Cases
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Uncategorized, compromise, Conflict as Catalyst, custody, deborah berecz, divorce, family law, 0Everyone has a list of priorities in their custody or divorce case. Whether you collaborate, settle, or take the...
Your Flight is Now Boarding: Handling Panic in Family Law and Divorce
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Divorce, Family Resolutions, Managing Emotions, deborah berecz, divorce, family law, panic, 0Fear, anxiety, and even panic are natural parts of a divorce or family law matter. But these negative emotions...
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...
You Can Negotiate with Confidence-Part 2
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Argument, Communication, Conflict as Catalyst, Conflit, elder law, family law, mediation, Resolution, settlement, 0Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. John F. Kennedy, 20 January...
You Can Negotiate with Confidence—Part 1
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, advice, Argument, choices, collaborative, Communication, divorce, family, family law, grand rapids, mediation, Resolution, settlement, st. joseph, stress, 1Sandra was nervous. A “family meeting” had been called by her older sister who had the lion’s share of...
What is fair? And what does it have to do with the fair?
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Family Resolutions, children, choices, Communication, divorce, Fair, family law, mediator, Resolution, settlement, stress, 0I couldn’t avoid it. I kept running into clients I’ve worked with over the years at the county fair...
Thanksgiving and Adoption
Deborah Bennett Berecz, , Conflict as Catalyst™ Newsletter, Holiday, adoption, adoption day, children, families, family, family law, michigan adoption, 0Audrey was in fine form. Nothing the restaurant offered appealed to her. Sitting in a high chair is so...
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