by admin on December 5, 2009
The Holiday season is upon us. Some people, like my mom for instance, love the holidays. Decorating is a multi-week process and there are so many ornaments on the tree that she and my step-father must deploy a support cable attached to a nearby wall to help hold it up. It is about what you [...]
by admin on December 3, 2009
Just a reminder that The Divorce Collaborative will be sponsoring a free seminar on Wednesday, December 9th at 7:00 pm, at our offices located at 77 Main Street, Medway, MA. For more information and to register, please visit the info box to the right. We are pleased to have Dr. Sandy Portnoy, noted [...]
by admin on September 24, 2009
In the Spring of 2007, U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Kennedy was killed in action in Iraq by an improvised explosive device. Before being deployed, Adam ranked first in his class of 275 in his basic training class and advanced infantry training. He completed Airborne School and served on his Colonel’s personal security [...]
by Stephen McDonough on August 20, 2009
Below is a picture of a client waiting for their lawyer or mediator to call them back. I was going to edit out their skull to protect their identity, but I guess that is not really necessary. I think they have waited a pretty long time for a call back, perhaps a little too long!
It [...]
by Stephen McDonough on August 20, 2009
My last post concerning the Boston Magazine article on alimony in Massachusetts received quite a few comments. Thanks to everyone that posted on this blog and also emailed me about their own alimony experiences in Massachusetts. Many of the comments – all of which were thoughtfully written - were from folks affiliated with the Massachusetts [...]
by Stephen McDonough on May 17, 2009
Everyone knows that a divorce is stressful, but there are some steps you can take to better manage the anxiety surrounding the process. I was orginally going to call this post “The Top 10 Ways to Maintain Your Divorce Sanity” but I really felt the need to have #11. I am sure there are other [...]
by admin on March 9, 2009
A friend suggested that I make a list of some good divorce tunes. The following 23 songs are in no particular order. Please send any suggestions or additions!
D-I-V-O-R-C-E – Tammy Wynette
Goin’ Through the Big D – Mark Chestnut
She Got the Goldmine, I got the Shaft – Jerry Reed
He Stopped Loving Her Today – [...]