by Shawn Weber | Jul 25, 2022 | Attorneys, Conflict Resolution, divorce, divorce humor, High Conflict, Humor, Media, Mediation, mental health, Relationships, Videos
Looking for a miserable divorce? Here’s how! Under the best of circumstances, a divorce can be an awful experience. Even if you have done all your research and know exactly how divorce works, it is still often a very toxic and harmful process. But there are some...
by Shawn Weber | Apr 9, 2013 | Attorneys, Holidays, Humor
Apparently it is International Be Kind to Lawyers Day. I simply don’t know what to say. Perhaps I will just sit in my office and wait for kindness to flow my way. (Yeah that’ll happen!) 😉 So go out. Find a lawyer. Give him or her a great big hug....
by Shawn Weber | Aug 31, 2012 | divorce, divorce humor, High Conflict, Humor
I came across this article from Time Magazine by BELINDA LUSCOMBE about a family judge in Canada that basically flipped out on a couple because their behavior during the divorce was so bad. The Judge apparently wrote his opinion having taken a very dim view of both...
by Shawn Weber | Jul 30, 2012 | divorce, divorce humor, Humor, Marriage, Relationships
So many of my divorce clients describe the anti-climactic feelings they experience when they receive their divorce decree in the mail. I have heard several different divorce practitioners and mental health professional recommend a ceremony of sorts to mark the event....
by Shawn Weber | Jul 1, 2011 | divorce, divorce humor, Humor, Marriage, Relationships
I really got a kick out of this old Tom Lehrer song, “When You Are Old and Grey.” It seems that I have had a number of cases where folks may have lost their agility. ...
by Shawn Weber | Apr 15, 2011 | Conflict Resolution, divorce, divorce humor, Humor, Marriage
Divorce by text message banned in Tajikistan So it’s official. Time Magazine’s Hillary Brenhouse reports that folks living in Tajikistan can no longer divorce their spouse by text message. Apparently, in old Sunni Islam tradition, you can divorce your...
by Shawn Weber | Apr 4, 2011 | divorce, domestic violence, Humor, Marriage, Property
I have seen some creative ways of dividing community property. This couple in Cambodia, however, takes the notion of splitting the community property real estate to a whole new extreme. Perhaps San Diego judges could order a house sawing for some of my Rancho Santa...
by Shawn Weber | Apr 2, 2011 | divorce, Humor
Ok, we have all seen the wedding dance. It went viral on youtube a year or so ago. Well, have you ever seen their divorce? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbr2ao86ww0&w=640&h=390]...