by Shawn Weber, JD, CLS-F | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
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, JD, CLS-F | Jun 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
This article on Huffington Post about Beth Shak’s $1 million shoe collection is quite illustrative. A person who spends that kind of money on shoes should not at all be surprised that it comes up in the divorce. The reality is that it is an asset with value....
by Shawn Weber, JD, CLS-F | Nov 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Every now and then I will get involved in a negotiation where one of the parties struggles with the concept of negotiating and sharing. Such a person wants all of what he or she wants and is simply unwilling to compromise or share in any way. Obviously that makes my...
by Shawn Weber, JD, CLS-F | Jul 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
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, JD, CLS-F | Apr 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
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...
