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 13, 2011 | Collaborative Divorce, Conflict Resolution, divorce, Marriage, Mediation
Collaborative Divorce is a new way to divorce without going to court. In a Collaborative Divorce, the parties and lawyers agree that they will not go to court. If any party chooses court, the attorneys fall out of the process. Additionally, parties often add mental...
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 3, 2011 | Children, custody, divorce, Marriage, mental health, parenting
Reuters Health reported on March 30 that parents of twins may be “slightly more likely to get divorced than parents without twins, according to a new study.” As a parent of twins myself, I can see how that could be. My wife and I have five children, the...
by Shawn Weber | Apr 3, 2011 | Children, custody, divorce, Marriage, mental health, parenting
Below is a link to an interesting article from the Chicago Tribune with some excellent tips on how to preserve relationships between parents and children after a divorce. All too often, the parent-child relationship is badly damaged during the divorce process–...
by Shawn Weber | Mar 30, 2011 | divorce, Finances, Marriage
Here is an interesting article from the Orlando Sentinel. Apparently with the improving economy, people are feeling freer to get divorced. That seems counter-intuitive to me. One would think that a bad economy would encourage divorce, but many of my colleagues have...
by Shawn Weber | Mar 18, 2011 | Conflict Resolution, divorce, Marriage, Mediation
I came across this funny video on YouTube. It strangely reminded me of a divorce mediation I conducted. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBLkOMvidwo&w=480&h=390] The caption read, “N’Gos tlhogh cha! A simple procedure… This would save...
by Shawn Weber | Mar 14, 2011 | divorce, Marriage
Here is a true but funny video about why women divorce their husbands. What do you think? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRjsg2cVwmw&w=480&h=390]
by Shawn Weber | Feb 24, 2011 | Children, custody, divorce, Marriage, parenting
Interesting article about non-custodial women. As a family law attorney, I am meeting more and more women who choose this arrangment for various reasons. It is still true that many women feel stigmatized. I find this phenominum similar to the visceral reaction that...
by Shawn Weber | Jan 17, 2011 | divorce, Finances, Marriage, Property
“Should” is simply the wrong question to ask when considering whether you have a community property business. The right question has more to do with what “is” under the law. California is a community property state. This means that anything...
