Will I Receive Post-Divorce Maintenance or Alimony?
One of the most burning questions clients have when they are going through divorce is whether they will receive or pay post-divorce maintenance (“alimony”). I have already shared the importance of understanding your post-divorce budget while you are going through...
Opportunities are Like Sunrise
FROM JODI The universe sent some big surprises this month. We learned that our long-time senior paralegal, Britany Edwards, was resigning her position for an opportunity she couldn’t pass up that was the right fit for her family; we wish her luck. And just like that,...
Don’t Bury Your Head in the Sand about your Divorce!
I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked whether so-called “COVID divorces” are a real thing. The answer is a resounding, “YES!” As I’ve mentioned before in this space, I think one reason for the felt increase in divorces is that people of all walks of life are...
It’s All Coming Together and I’m Feeling Good
FROM JODI It’s another full moon. I can’t believe that last full moon I was on the other side of the world watching it rise and set over the Adriatic Sea. I am thankful the full moon comes mid-month because it gives me a reminder to review the month so far and to...
Mediating your Divorce or Custody Case
When we start talking to clients about the mediation process, many assume it will look like that infamous first scene from the 2005 comedy, Wedding Crashers – where the husband and wife are sitting across from each other at a large conference room table, each flanked...
Outbound Plane To An End of Summer Escape
FROM JODI I am writing to you from an overnight flight 38,000 feet in the sky over the Atlantic Ocean on my way to Croatia. I am pretty sure I am the only person on the plane working in the middle of the night, but I am well aware the newsletter is late this month. ...
Adultery—How Much Does it Really Matter?
Our divorcing clients come to us from both sides of the adultery fence—as the cheating spouse, and as the scorned spouse. What everyone wants to know is: How much does it really matter? As you might expect a lawyer to say: That depends! If the cheating spouse spent...
Find Your Bliss… At a Food Truck?
This time last year, I wrote about the lemons 2020 had handed us, and how we could make the best of the rest of 2020. It felt good to look ahead with fresh eyes, feeling revived about a new way to see our Pandemic-y circumstances. Things are feeling a bit precarious...
Think Twice Before You Post That! The Perils of Social Media & Divorce
For all the happy connections and pure joy (hello, Cat Lawyer!) social media has brought to the world, it has also become so ingrained in our everyday lives that we often forget how many people can see what we post, share, and “like.” It has become second nature to...
Child Support Alert – Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments as of July 2021
What is the Child Tax Credit? The Child Tax Credit is an advancement of the 2021 child credit that would otherwise be claimed on the 2021 Federal Income Tax Return for the parent entitled to claim the child for that year. Who receives the Child Tax Credit? The parent...