by Cristi McMurdie | Feb 1, 2019 | Adoption
Families today come in a mosaic of traditional, blended, biological and single-parent structures with the core ideology of a caring, supportive family unit. Beyond marriage and birth certificates, a traditional nuclear family requires little legal intervention to...
by Cristi McMurdie | Jan 3, 2019 | Collaborative Practice, Divorce, Mediation
The ending of a marriage is never easy. There are always more issues to confront than anyone realized including property distribution decisions, new estate planning, support issues, and, of course, if there are children, parenting plans bring up the most anxiety and...
by Cristi McMurdie | Dec 17, 2018 | Divorce
While December is full of holiday and good cheer, January is known for less happy tidings, such as an increase in divorce filings. As Claire Nowak explains in her article This Is Why January Is the Biggest Month for Divorce: “Since January is a time for making...
by Cristi McMurdie | Dec 4, 2018 | Divorce
Said no one ever! And yet, just after the holidays we see a spike in divorce filings. Maybe it’s because couples don’t want to tarnish holiday memories with talk of divorce. Maybe it’s more about starting the new year fresh. But whatever the...
by Cristi McMurdie | Sep 11, 2018 | Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements & Marriage Planning, Prenuptial Agreements
Prenuptial agreements (prenups) are something for the rich and famous of Hollywood, but does Average Jane or Joe really need one? Most fiances are afraid that if they need a prenup it’s a prediction of things to come and they will surely end up divorced. Today half...
