Communicate With Your Attorney

When a client becomes unhappy with a divorce attorney, one of the most common complaints is that they were unable to communicate with the attorney.  It is very important that your divorce attorney be accessible and prompt in responding to your phone calls, emails, and requests for meetings.

New York Divorce

New York state had one of the lowest divorce rates in the nation in 2008, according to new census figures.  Even Manhattan’s 10% divorce rate was slightly lower than the national average of 10.7%.  Divorce lawyers were at loss to explain why New York’s rate wasn’t higher, given the stresses that go hand in hand […]

Joint Tax Return

When you are a newlywed, the opportunity to file a joint tax return may sound romantic.  And when one spouse has relatively high income while the other has little or none, it can even save taxes. But for couples who are splitting up, but not yet divorced or legally separated before the end of the […]

Divorce and Children

Don’t involve your children in your divorce and don’t use them as a weapon against your spouse.  Tell them the truth in simple terms they can understand, but don’t discuss the divorce or your problems in front of them or with them.  They are the innocent bystanders!  Always let them know that you both love […]

Educate Yourself

On December 8, 2009, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Advice, Divorce Information, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

Knowledge is power.  Do as much research as you can.  Find out what the laws of your state are.  Find out what the divorce process entails.  Don’t use your attorney as your only source of information.  My eBook, ” The Divorce Survival Guide for Women”  is so important to your ” knowledge.”  You can buy it @www.preparefordivorce.com

Don’t Let A Judge Decide For You

The minute you make the decision to go to court and have a judge make the decisions in your divorce, you give up nearly all your control over the divorce process. If you want to keep your money instead of giving it to a divorce attorney, and if you want to maintain control over your […]

Interviewing and Hiring a Divorce Attorney

It is very important that any divorce attorney you interview and consider hiring should be experienced in handling divorce cases in your area.  An experienced divorce attorney will know what to expect of the judges in your jurisdiction and will be able to use this knowledge to your advantage. Never hire the first divorce attorney […]

Life

On November 13, 2009, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

“Life is the greatest bargain—we get it for nothing.” —Yiddish proverb