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. Awwww! (Now go take a shower with liquid hand sanitizer.)
Hug a Lawyer
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 parties. I particularly enjoyed his dark and sarcastic tone in his very unusual order. However, the opinion underscores in a humorous way a significant problem facing many family court judges. I have often heard the saying that in Criminal Court, we have bad people on their best behavior. But in Family Court we have good people on their worst behavior. I wonder how many family judges have considered making an order like this one.
Here’s the link to the article. http://healthland.time.com/2011/01/05/the-family-judge-who-flipped-out/
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. After all, this is a the closing of an important chapter in one’s life. Marking the occasion is a great idea. I often recommend a walk on the beach or writing an entry in a diary or journal. Some of these ideas are a bit off the wall though. I wonder what everyone else thinks! 😉
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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. After all, this is a the closing of an important chapter in one’s life. Marking the occasion is a great idea. I often recommend a walk on the beach or writing an entry in a diary or journal. Some of these ideas are a bit off the wall though. I wonder what everyone else thinks! 😉
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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 job harder.
I came across this video about a negotiation over waffles that pretty much sums it up for me.
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If you need help with a difficult negotiation, feel free to contact Shawn Weber at 858-345-1616 or visit our website at www.bravewebermack.com .