“Kitchen Table” Negotiations commonly occur when parties represent themselves and negotiate their divorce issues without the assistance of attorneys and outside of the mediation setting. This may occur prior to filing, such that an executed Agreement resolving all...
Mediation in Family Law cases can happen either pre-suit or during the litigation process. Pre-suit Mediation is where a neutral mediator is used to help settle the dispute between both parties before the lawsuit is initiated, which means before the initial Petition...
Over time, a common form of divorce has fallen into the category of traditional divorce through litigation. In a traditional divorce each party hires an attorney to represent them throughout the divorce process. Though the parties are free to communicate with one...
In general, there are four main methods that can be used to obtain a divorce: Collaborative Law, Traditional Divorce via Litigation, Pre-Suit Mediation, and “Kitchen Table” Negotiations. Collaborative Law is a relatively new type of Family Law which first began to be...
One of the questions I am asked most during initial consultations is this one: “Does my spouse’s infidelity matter?” It’s a fair question, given the pain infidelity can cause. While televisions shows like “Jerry Springer” and “Cheaters” make light of spouses who...
I JUST RECEIVED NOTICE THAT MY CASE IS BEING REFERRED TO THE GENERAL MAGISTRATE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Why was my case referred to a General Magistrate? Most Judges’ dockets are very congested. In an effort expedite the resolution of the thousands of cases filed every...
