Sometimes you just have to shake your head. Or chuckle perhaps. Here are the 10 wackiest divorce stories. And yes, they are true.
If something like this is happening, you shouldn't consider collaborative divorce. ;-)
It's been reported that the "custody battle" has ended between Madonna and former husband Guy Ritchie. Although the couple disputed where the children should live, at least they didn't air everything in the press. That deserves kudos.
The couple entered a last minute settlement agreement.
The collaborative divorce process is often said to improve the family's legal outcomes. While the focus is not on "winning" in collaborative process, there are still raw emotions to deal with during the process. All the team members will have to assist the divorcing spouses deal with emotions.
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All the team members will deal with client emotions. By recognizing those emotions and working with them in a constructive way, the collaborative team can assist the clients to move forward. In the end, such actions will lead to satisfied collaborative divorce process clients.
The Collaborative law process recognizes emotional issues exist in divorce cases that cannot be addressed by the legal system. For the adversarial area of Florida family law, this is a "paradigm shift." Psychologist Abraham Maslow said that in any given moment we have two options: to
step forward into growth or to step back into safety. The collaborative divorce process lets you step forward into growth.
Collaborative divorce law is different from a traditional Florida divorce court battle. Litigation, by its nature, is adversarial and combative. Litigation results in the parties and the attorneys focusing on attacking one another and wearing each other down, using a "take no prisoners" approach. The resulting fall out is often negative and far-reaching, particularly when children or privacy issues are involved.
The Florida collaborative divorce law process is geared from day one to make it possible for creative, respectful collective problem-solving to happen. It is quicker, more creative, more
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With celebrity divorces in the headlines, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that many couples are getting better at splitting up, says Sophia Bennett. Divorcing parents sometimes think that co-parenting after divorce has to be difficult. Collaborative divorce can dispel that myth.
The fact is children need permission to love all the people in their lives, new and old. See how it is working for Sophia here.
Divorce is certainly a challenging and revealing process. If we’re to truly learn from the past and not repeat the same mistakes in future, it’s crucial to take the time to reflect on those pearls of wisdom your divorce has to offer. It’s in a crisis that you can really learn what makes you tick.
By reflecting upon, and articulating, the lessons learned, one gains true wisdom and the ability to… master one’s life. As the year winds down to a close, it’s a perfect time to notice and share those pearls. If you were at the end of your life, looking back on your experience, what advice or lessons would you want to pass on to others who were just about to start out?
I recently took the opportunity to do just that and want to offer you some of the pearls of wisdom I have gained.
So, what are some of your own pearls?
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“Author and divorce coach, Carolyn B. Ellis, is the Founder of ThriveAfterDivorce.com which helps separated and divorced individuals improve relationships, increase self-confidence and save time and heartache. She is the award-winning author of The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting: What to Avoid to Help Your Children Thrive after Divorce. To read a FREE chapter of her Parenting after Divorce 101 ebook that contains simple life-changing tips for single parenting, visit http://www.parentingafterdivorce101.com/.
The collaborative divorce process will be featured in a new documentary set to run on Canadian television.Along with the couple using the collaborative divorce process, a couple using mediation and another doing it themselves will be featured.
It should be interesting the see the side-by-side comparisions as the couple each move through the divorce process.