by Shawn Weber | Jun 17, 2011 | Children
Judge has harsh words for Mom before sentencing her for spanking her kid See this article about a Texan judged who sentenced a mother for felony abuse charges after she spanked her child. Note, she did not use a belt or leave any bruises,...
by Shawn Weber | May 12, 2011 | Attorneys, Children, Coach, Collaborative Divorce, Conflict Resolution, Marriage, mental health
Collaborative Practice offers the promise of peaceful negotiation with maximum professional support. I have been involved in matrimonial law most of my career. I have seen some pretty awful stuff. People come to my office at the worst time of their lives: a family in...
by Shawn Weber | May 11, 2011 | Children, Collaborative Divorce, custody, divorce, Marriage, Mediation, parenting
This is a link to a fascinating study about the effect of divorce on children. I would think that many of these negative effects could be miniumized if the divorcing parents worked more cooperatively. I would think that methods of alternate dispute resolution such...
by Shawn Weber | May 11, 2011 | Children, custody, divorce, Marriage, parenting
This is a great article about children of divorce. I wish more of my divorce clients would consider the effect that their divorce may have on the kids. What is the moral of the story? Parents, watch what you are doing because your kids are watching! Read the Article...
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...
