Laurie Israel
The Problem with Prenups — How Mediation Can HelpLaurie Israel’s article on Prenups was published in The Huffington Post...
A Cautionary Tale — How Not To Prepare For AgingWhat follows is a composite of a story (really a family tragedy) that occurs...
Why Add a Neutral Process Coach to a Collaborative Divorce?Collaborative divorce combines several elements of the divorce process into an...
Do You Need Divorce Insurance? Take the “Divorce Probability” Test and Find OutPublished in The Huffington Post, April 19, 2011. This past week, a colleague...
How Mediation Can Help an ElderMediation, a form of out-of-court dispute resolution, is very much in the news...
Using Settlement Counsel in Divorce LitigationComplex divorce cases often start with litigation. Parties hire lawyers, and...
Virginia Collaborative Professionals publishes humorous video distinguishing divorce litigation from collaborative divorce.The Virginia Collaborative Professionals (VaCP) professions recently sponsored a...
Making End-Of-Life DecisionsIn “Frank Talk About Care at Life’s End” (New York Times, 8/24/2010), Jane...
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court permits postnuptial agreements in Ansin v. Craven-AnsinOn July 16, 2010, the Massachusetts SJC ruled that postnuptial agreements were...
Pacemakers Can Preempt Your Living Will DirectivesAn article appeared in The New York Times Magazine on June 20, 2010, entitled...
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What is a “Surgical” Divorce, and How to Get OneMaybe you and your spouse want to get a divorce and want to do it in the simplest...
How Transactional Attorneys can Provide Value in Consensual DivorcesLaurie Israel and R. Paul Faxon’s article on use of transactional attorneys...
Home Funerals — An Old Fashioned Optionby Laurie Israel, Esq. In the not so long ago times, people kept their loved ones...
Massachusetts’ “Almost” Alimony Lawposted March 15, 2011 in The Huffington Post. Alimony is a highly-charged word. ...
Massachusetts Alimony Reform Act of 2011AN ACT TO REFORM AND IMPROVE ALIMONY HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 03926 ...
“Divorce Tourism” – American StyleIn India, only one out of every hundred marriages fails. But the divorce rate...
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Smith v. McDonald — New SJC case about moving out-of-state with childThe Massachusetts SJC again weighed in on the removal issue in Smith v. McDonald, SJC -10670, December 14, 2010. In this case, a unmarried mother moved to Batavia, New York, 400 miles away from the father, with their 6 month old child. Since the child’s birth, the father had pursued a relationship with the child. He visited him,... [Read more of this review]
Two New Massachusetts Case on Child RemovalIn September 2010, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued two new decisions relating to “removal” of children by a custodial parent out of state or to a different part of the state, Katzman v. Healy (No. 09-P-2341), and Altomare v. Altomare, (No. 09-P-585). Katzman v. Healy Katzman v. Healy (No. 09-P-2341) was an appeal by the former wife, Anna... [Read more of this review]
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