Category: Legal Advice for Divorce

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Why You Should Keep a Private Journal During the Discovery Phase

Why You Should Keep a Private Journal During the Discovery Phase

The Secret Weapon in Family Court: Why Your Discovery Journal Wins Divorce Cases Your case is probably failing right now and you do not even know it. I have spent twenty five years in the trenches of family law and the story is always the same. I watched a client lose their entire claim in…
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The Danger of Dating Before Your Final Decree is Signed

The Danger of Dating Before Your Final Decree is Signed

I smell ozone and mint in the air before a heavy storm. It is the same scent that fills my conference room when a client walks in to announce they have found the love of their life while their marriage is still legally active. They think they are moving on. I see a tactical catastrophe.…
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How to Handle a Spouse Who is Draining the Joint Savings Account

How to Handle a Spouse Who is Draining the Joint Savings Account

I recently spent 14 hours deconstructing a contract that was designed to be unreadable, only to find the one clause that changed everything about how my client would recover their stolen life savings. It was a cold Tuesday morning, the air in my office smelling of ozone from the overworked laser printer and the sharp…
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How to Get Your Ex to Pay Your Legal Fees During the Case

How to Get Your Ex to Pay Your Legal Fees During the Case

The office smells like strong black coffee and old paper. You are here because you are out of money and your spouse is trying to starve you out of the litigation. I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence.…
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Why Your Shared Cell Phone Plan is a Massive Privacy Risk

Why Your Shared Cell Phone Plan is a Massive Privacy Risk

Why Your Shared Cell Phone Plan is a Massive Privacy Risk I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. It was not a grand confession or a smoking gun document that ended the case. It was a single line…
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Why Your Attorney Needs to See Your Private Venmo History

Why Your Attorney Needs to See Your Private Venmo History

Sit down. Drink your coffee. Your case is currently a disaster because you think your Venmo history is private. It is not. I have sat across the mahogany table from hundreds of clients who believe their digital life is a locked vault. It is actually a sieve. If you are preparing to get a divorce,…
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Who Keeps the Engagement Ring After the Wedding is Called Off?

Who Keeps the Engagement Ring After the Wedding is Called Off?

I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. They tried to be nice. They tried to explain that the ring was a gift of love rather than a conditional pledge. In the eyes of the court, love is a…
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Why Your Best Friend’s Divorce Settlement is a Terrible Template for Yours

Why Your Best Friend’s Divorce Settlement is a Terrible Template for Yours

The wreckage of the ten minute deposition I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. They believed their case was a conversation. It was actually a targeted interrogation. My coffee went cold while I watched the realization sink in…
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Why Your New Partner Should Stay Out of Your Legal Meetings

Why Your New Partner Should Stay Out of Your Legal Meetings

The deposition disaster that cost a fortune I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. We were in a cramped, glass-walled conference room in downtown. The air smelled of stale coffee and expensive toner. My client brought his new…
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Why You Need a Separate Phone Line Before You Start the Process

Why You Need a Separate Phone Line Before You Start the Process

I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. They thought their text messages were private because they had a passcode. They were wrong. The spouse’s attorney produced a full transcript of every message sent during the first week of…
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