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		<title>Wondering What a Massachusetts Collaborative Divorce is Really LIke?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More couples are learning that avoiding a nasty, litigated divorce just makes sense.   Besides divorce mediation, the collaborative process is another worthwhile option you should consider. Collaborative divorce is known as the &#8220;no court&#8221; divorce because the couple and their collaboratively trained lawyers pledge not to go to court until all details of the divorce are worked out.  Then the parties attend a simple uncontested divorce hearing.  The collaborative process is a respectful way to get divorced, where the priorities of both sides and any children can be supported in a way to reconstitute a family, not destroy it.  Collaborative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to The Divorce Collaborative LLC  Divorce &amp; Family Law in Massachusetts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for visiting our new &#8220;Generation II&#8221; website and blog! I would like to thanks the folks at Smartmarketing Now in Naples, Florida for their help with this project, especially my friend and owner of Smartmarketing Now, Mark Merenda.  My thanks also go out to New Jersey Estate Planning Attorney Victor Medina for his support.  Victor has been a great help since he is not only a friend but an Apple computer guru and the organizer of the Macs In Law Offices Conference (MILOFEST).   Mark and Victor&#8217;s support and advice are priceless, which is good since I probably could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telling Your Kids About Your Divorce</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen F. McDonough, Massachusetts Divorce Attorney &#38; Mediator at The Divorce Collaborative LLC.  I would also like to acknowledge two experienced and caring mental health practitioners that I frequently work with, Dr. Sandy Portnoy and Betsy Ross, LICSW, CGP. They provided insights about this topic during many  divorce mediation and collaborative divorce sessions. And you thought the birds and bees talk was going to be stressful. Telling your children about your divorce is a difficult conversation that parents dread. Basically, the key to speaking to your children about your divorce is the same as if you were painting a room [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divorcing in a Down Economy-Don&#8217;t Tase Me, Bro!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking up is hard to do, but it can be even worse during a down economy.  An August 28, 2010 article on the Wall Street Journal Personal Finance page Breaking Up Without Breaking the Bank discussed some of the challenges couples face when divorcing, and how those issues are amplified when assets have diminished in value or when one spouse is unemployed. There is also a comment from a St. Louis divorce lawyer who notes that hostility between couples is also up &#8211; so much so that she even keeps a taser within reach at her office!   Although I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suggested Reads</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDonough</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two books that I  frequently suggest to clients with school-age children, so I thought it might be helpful to reference them in a short post.   An overwhelming amount of material exists on divorce, some of it good and some of it harmful.  When you do find a helpful resource, don&#8217;t foget to share it with your spouse as early in the process as possible. The first is The Good Divorce by Constance Ahrons, Ph.D.  This book provides valuable information for families making the transition from a nuclear family to a &#8220;binuclear&#8221; family that spans two households while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collaborative Divorce to the North</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDonough</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I have to admit it.  I almost used the words &#8220;Great White North&#8221;  in the title, but decided against it.   The law firm of Niren and Associates in Toronto has a good post about collaborative divorce today on their blog.   Good to see Collaborative Divorce gaining momentum around the globe, as it appears to be in Massachusetts.  A new practice group of collaborative professionals recently formed in Norfolk County, MA &#8211; another good sign that the collaborative process is becoming more popular with clients and practitioners alike.    You go, Collaborative Divorce!]]></description>
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		<title>New Kid on the Block &#8211;  Collaborative Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.divorcecollaborative.com/collaborative-divorce/massachusetts-collaborative-divorce-primer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDonough</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite steady increases in popularity in both the U.S. and internationally, many people have yet to hear the term &#8220;collaborative divorce.&#8221;  Collaborative divorce is considered a relatively new alternative for couples to resolve their dispute respectfully without going to court.   Also, let me disclose right up front that I am a fan of the collaborative process (although you probably determined that already from the title of this blog) and I am on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council. In a collaborative divorce, each party has their own lawyer that has received specialized training in the collaborative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Children During a Divorce</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDonough</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a good article today by Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D.  Dr. Kelly is an experienced family therapist and parenting coordinator from California who frequently works with high-conflict parents.  The article,  titled Top Ten Ways to Protect Your Kids from the Fallout of a High Conflict Break-Up is posted on the website Mediate.com.   Although the title alludes to a high-conflict divorce, the items would certainly apply to any divorce where children are in the mix.   The third item on the list is to &#8220;Act like grown ups.  Keep your conflict away from the kids.&#8221;  Dr. Kelly correctly points out that [...]]]></description>
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