Beware Selling Clients the Brooklyn Bridge

When parties first engage in the divorce process, they often do not know the law, how their situation looks from the outside, and how things unfold in court. Part of the attorney’s role may be to give the client a gentle wake-up call. Sometimes when you’re strategizing with them, they’re not sure what tools you […]

What’s Mine Is Mine, And What’s Yours Is Ours

While courtship is premised on a showering of gifts and benevolence to one’s partner, being a tightwad and hoarding for one’s self often signals the beginning of the end. No surprise. Money can often end up becoming the main source of tension within a marriage, ultimately leading to a divorce. I recently had a case […]

Will an Arbitration Clause Protect You?

When clients come to me wanting a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement, they are typically the party initiating and driving the process because they have assets to protect and want to minimize or completely contain their exposure. These same clients also tend to be litigation averse and view the entire litigation arena as a threatening, menacing […]