Sit down and drink your coffee. It is probably cold because you have been staring at a stack of 1099s and W-2s with your ex-spouse’s name on them for three hours. Most people think that once the judge signs the final decree, the war is over. It is not. The IRS is not a party…
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The office smells like strong black coffee and the bitter scent of scorched paper. You sit across from me, and before you even say hello, I am going to tell you that your case is failing. It is failing because you are lazy about the details. You think that changing your locks is enough, but…
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The paper trap waiting in your medical file Leaving an ex spouse as your medical proxy during a divorce is a catastrophic oversight that endangers your life. Most jurisdictions do not automatically revoke medical power of attorney upon the filing of a divorce petition. This means your legal adversary makes your end of life decisions…
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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 that being amicable during the Christmas break would project stability to the court. Instead, they walked right into a trap where every festive text message was used to prove…
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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 sitting in a sterile conference room that smelled of stale coffee and industrial cleaner. The client, a woman seeking to maintain her support after a long-term marriage, felt the…
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The ghost in the settlement conference The risk of forgetting to remove your spouse from your will involves a catastrophic failure of asset protection where a former partner inherits your estate despite a final divorce decree. This happens because testamentary documents are independent legal instruments that do not always expire automatically when a marriage ends.…
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The air in a high-stakes deposition room smells of ozone and mint. It is the scent of a controlled explosion. 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 had been disparaged on a social media platform by an…
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How to Deal with an Ex Who Uses the Children as Messengers Your case is failing. You do not see it yet, but I do. It is written in the frantic way you check your phone and the way you let your child handle adult logistics. I watched a client lose their entire claim in…
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Sit down. The coffee in my mug is stronger than your current resolve and that needs to change before you walk back into a courtroom. I have spent twenty five years watching people dismantle their lives through litigation. Most of them think the battle ends when the judge signs the decree. They are wrong. The…
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The Brutal Reality of Pet Expenses in Divorce 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. They began weeping about who would keep the Golden Retriever during the summer months while the opposing counsel sat in predatory stillness.…
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