By Rosalind Sedacca, CCT. Statistics bear it out. Every January the number of couples filing for divorce rises dramatically. And this year the numbers seem to be even higher. When you think about it, the reason comes as no surprise. Many couples considering splitting decide to wait until after the holidays to break the news [...]

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By Michael A. Mastracci Chances are that if you are going through a separation or divorce with children stuck in the middle and if you are reading articles, blog posts, searching the net, hitting the library, buying books, talking to counselors and looking for peaceful alternatives to contested litigation such as mediation and collaborative divorce [...]

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By Michael A. Mastracci By now you may have heard of collaborative divorce in the news and around the blogosphere. Collaborative law is a trend that has taken hold and is perhaps at the tipping point of becoming a readily available mainstream method for separating and divorcing couples. There are many incentives and rewards for [...]

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By Michael A. Mastracci. In a recent blog search I stumbled upon a quote that may be of interest if you have children, especially young children, and you are going through a moderate to high- conflict divorce. Nearly 20 years ago a well known Canadian jurist, the Honorable Justice John Gomery stated, “Hatred is not [...]

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By Mike Mastracci Divorce happens. Although it is hardly ever easy, there are easy ways and then there is the hard way, a contested court trial. Some of the easier ways involve methods such as mediation, collaborative divorce, negotiated settlements and the like. There are tons of articles and books written about how to have [...]

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