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How to Keep the Peace During Your Divorce
When a marriage ends and divorce has been set in motion, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed and uncertain about the future. But what if there was a way to divorce that didn’t involve bitter courtroom battles and endless arguments? Enter collaborative divorce – a process that offers couples a more peaceful path to separation. The…
Read MoreFern Salka is awarded the Eureka Award!
CPCal’s Eureka Award recognizes and honors those who have made significant contributions and demonstrated an abiding dedication to establishing and sustaining Collaborative Practice in California. Fern is very deserving of this prestigious award! Congratulations, Fern!
Read MoreHow to Work Through the Stages of Divorce
Divorce’s emotional toll is often equated to the grief one feels when losing a family member or close friend. Often, it’s like a rollercoaster in a hurricane. Because grief is a part of divorce, it often works through you in various stages. Our mental health experts specialize in the collaborative divorce process and often discuss…
Read MoreConfidentiality of the Collaborative Process – Even Financial Agreements
Are you finding yourself starting down the divorce road? If so, one of the initial thoughts that you are most likely wrestling with is how your private family information, such as your financial information, will be handled concerning privacy, transparency, and confidentiality while the divorce terms are being agreed upon and well into the future…
Read MoreWhat steps should you take to prepare for divorce?
As it becomes clear that divorce is in your future, it’s hard to know where to start and what to do first. It’s all so overwhelming! But what if you could have a support team at your side as your divorce journey unfolds and becomes finalized? And it would most likely be more cost and…
Read MoreBuilding Your Self-Confidence During a Divorce
Divorce is considered a significant life event, and it is certainly reasonable to say that your self-confidence can take a big hit. And while your self-confidence can plummet, it can start to be rebuilt during your divorce, especially when you and your spouse decide to divorce by utilizing the collaborative divorce process. During the collaborative…
Read MoreHow to Handle the Fear of Divorce During a Pandemic
COVID-19 Impact on Parenting Time, Child Support, and Divorce
Has coronavirus wrecked your parenting time strategy, your marriage, or your child support? Are you worried that this may happen? If the answer is yes, you aren’t alone. The three most typical family law questions we hear are: • With stay at home orders in place, will the kids need to be exchanged for parenting…
Read MoreHow Does a Gray Divorce Affect Your Retirement?
Do I Need a Shark to Represent Me in My Divorce Case?
by Ken Harvey No matter whether you are the person filing for a divorce or you are the one that will be responding to the divorce Petition, you will need to find an attorney to represent you. At the time this decision will be made, your emotions will likely be running high. Your spouse may…
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