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Barney Connaughton on divorce and mediation: custody, support, property, and how the process works.
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Ability to Earn and Divorce Mediation.
One of the challenging puzzles involved in each divorce is figuring out the transitional and ongoing management of the finances of the family which initially involves covering the joint finances of the couple in one home then expands into the need to manage the additional expenses of now having two homes but not necessarily any […]
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Divorce Mediation and Retirement.
It is quite common for retirement to be one of the most valuable assets held by divorcing couples. Any retirement interest accumulated from the date the couple marries, until the date they separate is considered community property and each spouse is entitled to one-half of the accumulation. Today’s blog focuses on types of retirement, how […]
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Divorce Mediation and the Consulting Attorney
Divorce Mediation is all about charting a path for the divorcing couple to get educated so they can make well informed decisions, exchange relevant information so they can stand on an equal footing as they make those decisions, and to provide them with the professional resources they need along the way. Serving as the mediator […]
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Divorce Mediation, Endings and Beginnings.
Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited with saying “Life is a journey, not a destination.” It is safe to say that nobody’s planned destination when they get married is to thereafter get divorced. For whatever the reason this is where the path has led. I read an article recently on goal setting which mentioned that we […]
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Family Code 2640 and Divorce Mediation.
I am sorry. Once again I am referencing a Family Code section in my blog title this week. Last week I led with case names and grappled with reimbursement claims arising in divorce, getting into some technical and somewhat boring stuff. While statutes and case citations are less than sexy, it is my contention that […]
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Moore Marsden and California Divorce Mediation.
A very important part of the divorce process is getting educated on your rights and responsibilities so that a fair and reasonable resolution can be obtained. When you litigate your divorce you may count on the attorney you hired to carry the responsibility of seeing that you are treated fairly. When you mediate, part of […]
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Marriage Rights and Prenups.
Why is it that people get married? Just speaking from my own experience, about 27 years ago my wife and I decided that we had found a partner that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives with. We enjoyed being with each other, inspired one another and shared dreams and aspirations including wanting […]
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Capital Gains, the Family Home and Divorce Mediation.
When couples mediate they have lots of options to consider when addressing what will happen with the family home. If the issue is litigated the options are usually for one spouse to buy out the other one through a refinance or that the house be sold. Sometimes these two options do not make the most […]
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Cohabitation, Spousal Support and Divorce Mediation.
In a previous blog I tackled the subject of how long couples can expect spousal support to last upon the conclusion of their divorce. One of the considerations mentioned at that time was the impact of cohabitation on one’s right to continue receiving support and the other’s right to stop paying it or at least […]
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The Case for Kindness in Divorce.
Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate. When people think of divorce they don’t typically think of two people coming together and being friendly, generous and considerate to one another. To the contrary, a more typical expectation is that they be at war with one another and their treatment of one another […]
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The Days Between: Epstein, Watts and Divorce Mediation
For Grateful Dead fans there is this time period called “Days Between” which is the stretch between August 1st when Jerry Garcia, one of the band’s founding members, was born (8/1/42) and August 9th, when he died (8/9/95). “Days Between” also happens to be one of the Dead’s many fabulous songs. For fans it is […]
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Trust and Divorce Mediation.
With Divorce Mediation there are two big steps that need to be taken to prepare a couple to be in a place to make the important and lasting decisions they will need to make in their divorce. The first part is getting educated on the law and the issues. It is understanding rights and responsibilities […]