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Deciding if you should file for divorce can be a long and worrisome process, but there are some key signs that it’s time you should be having that serious discussion with your spouse. Whether you’re starting to make the decision and begin discussions yourself, or you’re both discussing a collaborative divorce, we’ve put together some…

Moody: I want Mahtob to grow up here.Betty Mahmoody: No!Moody: I think she should become a Muslim!Betty Mahmoody: No! No![pauses]Betty Mahmoody: You lied to me. You lied to me! You held the Koran and you swore to me that nothing was going to happen. You were planning this all the time. You lied to me!–…

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. -Bill Gates   Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically…

Good heavens, are you still trying to win? You’ve got an over-developed sense of vengeance. It’s going to get you in trouble someday.–Count Rugen, The Princess Bride (1987)   This month, we will focus on being effective in and out of the divorce and family law courtroom. The resources available to us will tackle litigation, mediation,…

Fletcher: Uh, huh, and it says here you were born in 1964, but that’s not true either is it? Is it! Samantha: No. Fletcher: Please tell the court what’s on your birth certificate under Date of Birth. Dana: Your honor, I object. What does this have to do with anything? Judge Stevens: Overruled. Mrs. Cole,…

“Ransomed? What’s that?” “I don’t know. But that’s what they do. I’ve seen it in books; and so of course that’s what we’ve got to do.” “But how can we do it if we don’t know what it is?” “Why, blame it all, we’ve GOT to do it. Don’t I tell you it’s in the…

I start where the last man left off. -Thomas A. Edison I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint. -Little Richard   Trials are hard enough, especially in emotional divorce cases or in child custody cases.  Do you really want to reinvent the wheel of foundational questions for…

Knowledge and understanding are life’s faithful companions who will never prove untrue to you. For knowledge is your crown, and understanding your staff; and when they are with you, you can possess no greater treasures.– Kahlil Gibran   Too many divorce and family law attorneys assume that Jay Foonberg’s How to Start and Build a…

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.– John F. Kennedy   John Lande is trying to help us “escape the prison of fear” by negotiating settlements that work well for our divorce and family law clients, add value, and provide satisfaction to clients and lawyers alike. Too good…