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NO, IN DIVORCE, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO HALF OF EVERYTHING!
From:TO: NO, IN DIVORCE, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO HALF OF EVERYTHING! By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Certified Divorce Mediator and 2022 Super Lawyer® So often divorcing parties assume all property will be divided 50/50, many times each spouse has a contrary opinion as to what their rights are. One thing is clear. You do not…
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Dividing Marital Property Through Divorce Mediation
By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Certified Divorce Mediator and selected Super Lawyer® As a mediator, I work hard to get divorcing parties to a property agreement quickly and for less cost. In Massachusetts, the general rule is that only material property is divided. And, that material property will be divided fairly, not necessarily equally. Massachusetts law does not…
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Cut Divorce Costs — When Preparing Your Financial Statement
By Anthony C. Adamopoulos In my many years of helping people through divorce, a re-occurring client choice always results in additional costs. What is that choice? The client’s choice not follow Divorce Court instructions on how to complete it’s Financial Statement. In all divorce cases, the most important document for the reviewing…
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Are you waiting for a hearing or trial date? Is your court date way off into the future? Well, it’s time to stop waiting and talk to each of your attorneys about arbitration.
By Anthony C. Adamopoulos – Divorce Arbitrator, Mediator and Collaborative Attorney There is a faster way to resolve your court motion or trial issue? Arbitration is faster. What is the other way? Think about it. You are waiting for, a third person, a judge, to decide a dispute. Stop…
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Wait. There Are Different Ways to Get Divorced? The major divorce process choices explained: demystifying your options.
By Ann Buscho, Ph.D. This article was posted Feb 16, 2021 at the Psychology Today Blog: : A Better Divorce. Dr. Buscho is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in family issues and issues related to divorce, parenting, parenting planning, and co-parenting counseling. It is reprinted here with permission of Dr. Buscho. Learn more at www.drannbuscho.com …
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HOW ARE ASSETS DIVIDED IN DIVORCE MEDIATION? HOW TO SAVE TIME & MONEY DOING IT?
Basic Principles of Dividing Property in Divorce Mediation By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Divorce Mediator As a mediator,…
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RECENT THANK YOU LETTER TO ME
This email came to me this week. Thanks to the writer. I am happy her long journey through the Jungle of Divorce is over. Dear Anthony, I wanted to thank you for your empathy and council. Your guidance helped me navigate through a tough situation with processing my divorce. Initially I started my divorce case…
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What does Collaborative Divorce Mean?
Traditional divorce practice requires each attorney, in all interactions with clients and the opposing lawyer, to always be preparing for a divorce trial and, at the same time, always be attuned to settling the divorce. Collaborative Divorce turns traditional divorce upside down by obligating each attorney and client to have only one goal – the…
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COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC
By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Collaborative Divorce Attorney During this pandemic, Collaborative Divorce Attorneys and Neutrals are providing this wonderful service in a COVID sensitive way. They provide this service through a Collaborative Team, which achieves resolution quickly, safely and for less. The Team consists of each client, their respective attorneys and the neutrals. What…
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WHEN YOU NEED HELP IN DIVORCE MEDIATION
by Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Divorce Mediator and Collaborative Attorney You, usually, do not need an attorney or Financial Neutral at all mediation sessions when there are three or less issues and no issue of credibility of income or property reporting. But, in two situations you need help. First, you need help when the issues include…