Going through divorce is hard enough. Facing a custody battle with your soon to be ex can be excruciating. Losing a loved one in the face of having children or grandchildren who need your help, your care, all of this is new territory, something unfamiliar and...
Children
When It Lingers, It Festers
When it lingers, it festers. And, my life, it is festering; it is uncertain in its transformation of a rancid variety. It is less than ideal. The wounds opened in divorce were not healing. Seventy-four days have passed since that day, a day I realized was more wound...
Violence as Entertainment. What on Earth are We Doing?
I’m on the airplane. As is often the case, I’m noticing what movies other passengers around me are watching. The guy in a row ahead of me, just to the right, is watching Expendables 4. Here’s an early scene: Bad guys want something nuclear from the keeper of this...
New Year
We often hear the concept “new year, new me.” With every new year comes the tradition of New Year’s resolutions, vision boards, creating a new version of oneself; out with the old, in with the new. New Years don’t require a new you, but it is a great opportunity to...
10 Ways to be a Present Long-Distance Parent
When one thinks of a long-distance relationship, the first thing that typically comes to mind is a romantic relationship with a partner. But in the world of family law, a long-distance relationship often means the parent-child relationship of a parent who lives in...
Sophie Turner v. Joe Jonas: On Pause
Joe Jonas sued Sophie Turner for divorce in Florida. Sophie Turner sued Joe Jonas in New York for the return of their children to England. From the beginning, the Florida Divorce and Southern District of New York return of the children action between superstars Sophie...
Oh, this is an “S.O.S.” – The Jurisdiction Battle Between Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner.
The media has been buzzing with the news that Game of Thrones star, Sophie Turner, and boy band legend, Joe Jonas, have called in split after their four year marriage. Up until today, the question of custody of the two celebrities’ minor daughters has been a question...
Proposals, Prenuptial Agreements, Prepared
My fiancé - I still get giddy just thinking that word - planned our perfect proposal. I’d change nothing. Not even some of the candid photos of us that came out a little haphazard. They were still perfect. Quickly, almost as soon as the ring slid into place on my...
Presence is the Best Present
What is your dream gift? For some it might be a brand-new, candy-red Porsche 911 Carrera GTS with fewer miles than they have birthdays. For others, a sparkling new Rolex Daytona or other similarly rare timepiece that not only leaps off of one’s wrist into...
You don’t have to be perfect, but you do have to be mindful
Some custody proceedings are amicable affairs; some are antagonistic. With social media becoming more and more integrated into our lives, particular our social lives, when a divorce or custody dispute turns contentious parties can be quick to try and dig up dirt. If...