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10 Tips: Getting ready to Zoom with Your Divorce Mediator

June 25, 2020 by

You are getting ready for your first divorce mediation session – and it’s online.  No need to dress up.    No scheduling travel time or paying parking fees.  Here are 10 tips to help make the most of your online mediation. 1.  Be Comfortable Find a comfortable place to speak.  It might be in your

Divorce and Medical Insurance

July 23, 2019 by

Each year you make medical insurance decisions.  You review plan summaries, benefit options and premium costs.   After a lot of time, effort and analysis, you select a plan for the next year.  It’s complicated and when you are in the midst of a divorce — it feels even more complicated. For some, this is your

Divorce & Child Expenses – Part 2: How do we share expenses?

April 9, 2019 by

You may have an agreement with your ex to share certain expenses for your child. That’s good.  Next, discuss “how” these expenses will be funded or reimbursed.  You have several options. Reimbursement. The reimbursement method is a popular option.   One parent pays the expense (let’s say $40 dentist co-pay) and the other parent sends their

Divorce & Child Expenses – Part 1: Which expenses should we share?

January 22, 2019 by

Raising a child is expensive.  Budgeting for these costs during a divorce may feel complicated.  You may be thinking about whether you  should share the costs of dentist visits or birthday parties.  And you may wonder how much you should pay.  Child support helps a parent pay for some basic expenses – but not all. 

Divorce & Your Home – Part 4: Selling Your Home

January 7, 2019 by

Under even the best circumstances, selling your home can be stressful.  It gets even more stressful during a divorce.   If your divorce does not include a buy-out, then eventually you will sell your family home.   Here are a few steps to think about when you are selling your home during a divorce. When should we

Divorce & Your Home – Part 3: A Buy-Out

November 26, 2018 by

You may be thinking about divorce and hearing the term “buy-out”.   Let’s assume that you both own the house and only one of you – let’s say you – want to own the house by yourself.  Then you may buy-out your spouse’s interest in the house.  To make a buy-out work, you need to give

Divorce & Your Home – Part 2: Living in the House Together

November 8, 2018 by

In most divorces, one person moves out of the marital home – but that’s not always the case.  Some divorced couples choose to continue to live together in the same home during and after their divorce. If you are thinking about sharing your home with your spouse during and after a divorce, here are some tips

Divorce & Your Home – Part 1: Owning the House Together

October 29, 2018 by

This is the first of a several part series entitled: Divorce & Your Home.  In this series, I will explain the various options my clients have explored to make best decisions about home ownership when they are pursuing a divorce.  In this first post, I will talk about my clients who want to continue to both own their house (apartment or condo) during and after their divorce.