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Stay Calm With Clients When They Lose Their Cool

by | November 9, 2025 | Professional Practice & Training | 0 Comments

Ever experience a scene like this? You're in a conference room. The clock seems to tick louder than it should. Across the table, a client snaps. Another rolls their eyes and interrupts... yet again.  In a moment of frustration, someone pushes their chair back, almost...
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California’s New Joint Petition: A Game Changer for Divorcing with Respect

by | November 4, 2025 | Family & Divorce Mediation, Professional Practice & Training | 0 Comments

Picture this: John and Lisa walk into the courthouse for the first time with nerves jangling. They hope to end their marriage without it becoming a war. They want to keep things civil, maybe even friendly, for the sake of their family. Starting January 1, 2026,...
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Co-parenting on Halloween: How not to make candy night into a nightmare

by | October 30, 2025 | Family & Divorce Mediation | 0 Comments

Co-parenting on Halloween can be tricky - or it can be a treat. It depends on you! Halloween has a way of sneaking up on even the most organized separated parents. Judges don’t usually mention it in custody orders, probably because it doesn’t come with a day off work....
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California Premarital Agreements: Understanding Disclosure
California Premarital Agreements: Understanding Disclosure

by | Jul 15, 2024 |

California premarital agreements can be invalidated due to incomplete disclosure, but ensuring full transparency can make them enforceable. Under California Family Code §1615, both failure to disclose and unconscionability must be proven for a court to set aside an agreement, emphasizing the need for thorough and fair disclosure in these legal documents.

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