Navigating the Holidays When Newly Separated/Divorced
Change Takes Time: Separation and Divorce in North Carolina
In North Carolina, the divorce and separation process doesn’t exactly run on espresso shots. It’s more of a slow, artisanal drip. Why a separation & divorce in North Carolina take time.
Children’s Bill of Rights
This Children’s Bill of Rights can help parents experiencing separation and divorce keep their children’s best interests in the forefront of decision-making.
Gray Divorce - Part II
Divorces between couples who are over the age of 50 and have had long marriages – often called “Gray Divorces” – present unique emotional, logistical and legal challenges.
The Truth about Children & Divorce
How to discuss the process of divorce with your children.
The GAL: Investigation & Report
A sleepy, sweet pup makes coming to a lawyer’s office slightly less intimidating for children.
What is a Guardian ad litem?
To ensure your child’s best interests are heard and considered, the court can appoint a Guardian ad litem.
From Spouse to Co-Parent.
transitioning relationships: from spouse to co-parent
Resolving Conflict.
Why interest based negotiations work.
Gray Divorce - Part I
Divorces between couples who are over the age of 50 and have had long marriages – often called “Gray Divorces” – present unique emotional, logistical and legal challenges.
Abandonment.
The feeling associated with abandonment is not the same as the legal claim of abandonment.
Meet Lindsay!
Gondring Law’s newest attorney brings warmth, wisdom, and a wealth of family law experience.
Paddle Ball.
How might we come to a greater answer if we were able to see each of the sides? When kitchen table conversations about your separation devolve but you don’t want to lose privacy or control of the resolution, Collaborative Divorce and Mediation are excellent options.
Power With.
When divorcing spouses choose to “power with” instead of “power over” they simultaneously choose to serve their families and themselves.
Acknowledging Pain.
Separating spouses may not emerge from divorce as best friends. But neither do they have to be enemies. Collaborative divorce and mediation are processes that promote respect, integrity, and dignity even when (especially when) you and your spouse disagree on hard things like the division of your property, how to cash flow two homes, or parenting time.
Why Collaborative?
Divorce does not have to be as divisive or vengeful as it once did, and perhaps most importantly to many of us, children do not have to be the victims of ongoing litigation, nor the anger and resentment that can cause internalized trauma and years of negative thinking and shame
Apologies.
The art of the apology.
Trust.
The question is not whether you have 100% trust in your spouse. The question to is whether it is possible to restore enough trust in each other to figure out a custody schedule that works for the family and a fair-to-both-parties division of marital property.