Prenup and Postnup Basics: What Should Your Agreement Include?
First, let’s get the terminology straight. Prenuptial Agreements (“Prenups”) refer to written agreements signed before a couple gets married. Postnuptial Agreements (“Postnups”) are executed after a couple gets married and are only appropriate if there’s no divorce on the horizon. In Colorado, both types of agreements are considered “Marital Agreements” and are governed by Colorado…
Read More3 Reasons to Choose Collaborative Divorce
With so many options for transitioning your relationship from “married” to “not,” it’s hard to know which path is best for you and your family. Here are three reasons why Collaborative Divorce may be a good choice for you Non-Adversarial Collaborative Divorce seeks to minimize conflict and maximize the chance of coming up with the…
Read MoreCollaborative Divorce Team? What in the World Is That?
Clients often ask me to explain what a Collaborative Divorce Team is. People aren’t used to thinking of the divorce process as including a “team” of any kind, because many folks expect divorce to be a battle…where people work against each other instead of with each other. Don’t get me wrong: Collaborative Divorces still involve…
Read MoreGreat Resource for Divorce Recovery
Check out this link for great workshops and classes on divorce recovery: http://www.beyonddivorce.com/
Read MoreNPR article on Collaborative divorce
Learn more about Collaborative divorce – and hear directly from a woman who used the process for her own divorce – by listening to National Public Radio’s article on the topic: http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201003291000
Read MoreReduce Divorce-Related Conflict, Help Your Kids
Let’s face it: conflict exists everywhere. We can’t escape it in our personal or professional lives, and each day’s news headlines blare the details of of tragedies stemming from our inability to see eye-to-eye. Despite its almost universally bad rap, though, conflict isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Conflict helps us to more deeply understand ourselves…
Read MoreMaintenance: Voluntary Underemployment and Imputed Income
In this video, attorney Sara Ross gives a brief summary of a question that comes up in many divorces: is one of the two members of the former couple “underemployed” (i.e. earning less money than he/she reasonably could be)? How this question is treated depends on the case, but sometimes the case needs to…
Read MoreDivorce
The mere mention of the word “divorce” often strikes fear, anger, sadness or any combination of these emotions into the hearts of even the strongest people. Mental health experts tell us that divorce is one of the most stressful experiences a person can endure. Here are some links and books, recommended by Ross Family Law…
Read MoreParenting
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family by Karyn Purvis, David Cross, and Wendy Sunshine Parenting Apart: How Separated and Divorced Parents Can Raise Happy and Secure Children by Christina McGhee The Good Divorce: How to Walk Away Financially Sound and Emotionally Happy, by Raul Felder and Barbara Victor Parenting with…
Read MoreCollaborative Law
Divorce is a sensitive personal matter. No single approach is right for everyone. Many couples do find the no-court process known as Collaborative Law (Collaborative Practice/Collaborative Divorce) a welcome alternative to the often destructive, uncomfortable aspects of conventional divorce. If these values are important to you, Collaborative Law is likely to be a workable…
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