We blog about helping Long Island families to resolve conflicts in the most productive ways possible.
Mar 4, 2017BY: Harriette SteinbergIN: Collaboration or Litigation or Mediation
Do you really want to know why traditional litigation should be avoided by divorcing couples? Here are actual accounts given by people who made the wrong choice and went to court: “JUDGE X has ruined my children’s lives and made mine extraordinarily difficult. She listened to NONE of the important testimony, read NONE of the […]
Jan 6, 2017BY: Harriette SteinbergIN: Is Collaborative for You?
Until recently, when people thought of divorce, the litigation model was their only choice. In this model, finding the best advocate often amounted to finding the professional who pursued a client’s positions no matter the cost and often to the destruction of the financial interests and future relationships of their clients and family. How many […]
Mar 23, 2016BY: Harriette SteinbergIN: Your Agreement
The number of second or later-life “grey marriages” – where both spouses are baby boomers or older – is growing each year. These unions are typically entered into with great optimism, hoping for a new opportunity to “walk off into the sunset together”. Senior longevity is also dramatically increasing. A recent AARP article reported that […]
Nov 4, 2015BY: Harriette SteinbergIN: Collaboration or Litigation or Mediation
Money is on everyone’s mind these days. So it is only natural for anyone contemplating a divorce to ask, “What will a good lawyer cost me?” But the answer is not simply a matter of dollars and cents. It depends not only on the attorney you hire, but also on your basis for selecting the […]
Sep 14, 2015BY: Harriette SteinbergIN: Collaboration or Litigation or Mediation
You can literally design your own divorce today, just like the world’s best-known celebrities do. Yes! Beyond selecting high-profile attorneys, the stars can time the day and place of their announcement, decide which favored tabloids win the scoop, and more – all orchestrated for the most lucrative impact on their star power. Oh, you say […]
Mar 5, 2015BY: Harriette SteinbergIN: Is Collaborative for You?
Survey says: Baby Boomers are ending their marriages later in life than other age groups, according to the Association of Divorce Financial Planning (ADFP). The U.S. Census Bureau considers a Baby Boomer to be one of the 76 million American children born during the Post-World War II birth boom between 1946 and 1964. For validation […]