Blog posts are listed below by the newest post first.
If you would rather explore by topic, please visit the Divorce Content Index page. Also view or listen to BJ on her Videos and Podcasts page.
Blog posts are listed below by the newest post first.
If you would rather explore by topic, please visit the Divorce Content Index page. Also view or listen to BJ on her Videos and Podcasts page.
In a previous post, I discussed how divorcing couples divide financial assets and debts during divorce mediation. In it I provided an example of how the decision to share 401Ks, IRAs, and similar retirement savings funds is handled. In this post, I’d like to help you understand how a defined benefit pension is handled as […]
Bob and Sally arrive for their first appointment and announce, “We have everything worked out. This will be an easy mediation for you.” What I know is that divorce mediation is never easy. In this case, Bob and Sally have no children and have been married for 12 years. They may have less complicated circumstances, […]
An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me. It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. One wolf is evil—he is fearful, angry, jealous and negative. The other is good—he is happy, peaceful, positive and content.” The grandchildren […]
The phone rings, and the caller speaks. “I’m calling to get more information about the divorce mediation process.” “My husband just told me he wants to end our marriage, and I don’t know what to do.” “We both agree we need to end our marriage. What are the next steps?” Whether by phone or by […]
Before you read further, pause for a moment and consider your answer. Words like communication, money, religion, and relationship might come to mind. All of these would be accurate and typical responses. And yet, embedded in each of these words is a very simple, two-word phrase that I believe is the root cause of conflict: […]