http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com blogs on legal issues facing families and couples Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:43:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maybe you and your spouse want to get a divorce and want to do it in the simplest way possible.  Your situation is fairly straightforward.  You and your spouse have already figured out the basic terms.  (You’re still fairly friendly with each other and talking.) You both want to keep ... http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com/what-is-a-%e2%80%9csurgical%e2%80%9d-divorce-and-how-to-get-one/ Laurie Israel's article on Prenups was published in The Huffington Post in 2 parts on August 31 and September 2, 2011 and on www.mediate.com on October, 2011.   To read the article, click here. http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com/the-problem-with-prenups-how-mediation-can-help/ Laurie Israel and R. Paul Faxon's article on use of transactional attorneys attorneys in consensual and collaborative divorces was published in the Boston Bar Association Family Section Newsletter in Summer, 2011.  To read the article, click here.  About the authors:  R. Paul Faxon is a transactional attorney, concentrating in closely held business ... http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com/how-transactional-attorneys-can-provide-value-in-consensual-divorces/ by Laurie Israel, Esq. In the not so long ago times, people kept their loved ones in their parlors prior to burial.  I remember my parents telling me that my grandmother (who died in 1955) was wrapped in a shroud afterwards, and the family was around her during the day she ... http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com/home-funerals-an-old-fashioned-option/  What follows is a composite of a story (really a family tragedy) that occurs again and again as people age.  It has to do with aging parents, the onset of dementia, and insufficient preparation for the future.  A husband and wife, let’s call them John and Joan, have 2 children.  They ... http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com/a-cautionary-tale-how-not-to-prepare-for-aging/ Collaborative divorce combines several elements of the divorce process into an effective whole.  The result is, in general, a divorce that is more closely tailored to the needs and interests of the divorcing individuals (and their children).  But adding a Neutral Process Coach to the mix may provide great value ... http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com/why-add-a-neutral-process-coach-to-a-colloborative-divorce/ Published in The Huffington Post, April 19, 2011. This past week, a colleague in the collaborative practice community, Chris Chen, a CDFA (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst) in Waltham, Massachusetts, told me about a company offering divorce insurance.  As someone involved in the business of both divorce and marital mediation (www.maritalmediation.com) I ... http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com/do-you-need-divorce-insurance-take-the-%e2%80%9cdivorce-probability%e2%80%9d-test-and-find-out/ Published in The Huffington Post, March 21, 2011.  As a divorce lawyer and divorce mediator, my divorce clients describe problems that led to the failure of their marriages.  These problems seem to be universal.  There might be anger and frustration about sharing household duties and creating income for the family that finally ... http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com/can-transformative-mediation-help-your-marriage/ This coming weekend, Laurie Israel will travel to Brooklyn, NY to give an all-day workshop for mediators on how to help married couples through mediation.  She has been invited to present by Mediation Works, Inc., 16 Court Street, Brooklyn.   The all day-conference will include presentations, discussion, role plays and power ... http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com/laurie-israel-to-present-marital-mediation-workshop-in-brooklyn-ny/ On Saturday, April 23, 2011, 16 mediators gathered in the Courtyard Marriott in Brookline, Massachusetts for an all-day workshop on how to help married couples through mediation.  Discussion, role plays were part of this interactive seminar.  In addition, Matt Gross presented on how to increase your mediation practive through social ... http://www.yourfamilymatterslawblog.com/laurie-israel-presents-marital-mediation-workshop-in-brookline/