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Divorce Made Simple

August 2, 2018 By Joy Rosenthal

Divorce Made Simple by Joy Rosenthal

From a practical standpoint, the actual divorce process is pretty simple. What Topics Need to be Addressed? There are four or five main areas to be decided in a divorce mediation (some of which may not apply to your particular situation): 1.  How will you divide up what you own together? The first step here is to identify what is separate property and what is marital. Separate property typically includes property you owned before the marriage and property you inherit. … read more »

Filed Under: Child Support, Collaborative Process, Divorce, Families, Mediation, Negotiation, Spousal Maintenance Tagged With: collaborative process, custody, divorce, divorce mediation, Legal Custody, parenting plans, Physical Custody, Settlement Agreement

Joy on “Let’s Talk Divorce!” (Audio)

January 29, 2018 By Joy Rosenthal

Divorce Mediator and Collaborative Attorney, Joy Rosenthal, recently appeared as a featured guest on the Impact Makers Radio Show, “Let’s Talk Divorce!” series where she spoke about using a collaborative process for your divorce. Listen to the interview below or click here to listen to it on YouTube. View it on iTunes here. Listen to it on Impact Makers Radio here.

Filed Under: Collaborative Process, Divorce Tagged With: “Let's Talk Divorce!”, Collaborative Attorney, collaborative process, divorce, Divorce Mediator, Impact Makers Radio Show

I Hear You

August 31, 2017 By Joy Rosenthal

I Hear You by Joy Rosenthal

“I hear you.” Listening is a very simple act. It’s a subtle act. It is something that we do naturally with the people we love, and when things are going smoothly. Yet one of the most powerful statements that we can ever make is to say honestly, “I hear you. I recognize what you’re going through.” What is listening? Being open to hearing not only the words the speaker is saying, but also to her tone of voice, to read … read more »

Filed Under: Divorce, Mediation Tagged With: collaborative process, divorce, divorce mediation, family, hearing, listening, mediation

Why Do I Love What I Do?

July 11, 2017 By Joy Rosenthal

Why do I love what I do? by Joy Rosenthal

Our families grow and change over our lifetimes. We transition from the family we were born into to the ones we create. We form different types of families by falling in love, by having babies, by adopting children, by divorcing, by being step-parents, by having (or being) God parents, or by treating extended family like our own. Our children grow up and leave, our parents may move in with us. As a result, the idea of the nuclear family is … read more »

Filed Under: Adoption, Divorce, Families, Mediation Tagged With: Adoption, collaborative process, divorce mediation, family, mediation, pre-nup

Collaborative Law: A Different Way to Divorce

November 15, 2016 By Joy Rosenthal

            The media often portray divorce with ex-spouses lawyered up as courtroom adversaries — the same folks who once pledged to hold each other through better or worse now as mortal enemies fighting over the turf of their children’s hearts and minds. Going through a divorce can be a challenging, trying process. The reality is that divorce is usually much more complicated and nuanced.  Most clients I see are sad and confused and grieving and tender and thoughtful and hurt … read more »

Filed Under: Children, Clients, Collaborative Process, Divorce, General Tagged With: children, collaborative process, common ground, compassion, custody, divorce, win-win

Separating – but Not Too Far

February 7, 2016 By Joy Rosenthal

I was recently quoted in the New York Times in an article about couples – particularly those with children – who continue to live near each other after they get divorced. While living near your ex is not for everyone, it can have its advantages. For instance, When the children forget something at the other parent’s home, it is no big deal to go get it. Parents don’t have to worry about pick up and drop offs. The children can go … read more »

Filed Under: Children, Collaborative Process, Divorce, Families, General, Mediation Tagged With: children, collaborative process, common ground, divorce, divorce mediation, family, mediation, win-win

New NYS Spousal Support Bill

October 3, 2015 By Joy Rosenthal

Last week, Governor Cuomo signed a bill that will soon overhaul the way spousal support is established for divorcing couples in New York State. The portions of the bill that deal with temporary spousal support will take effect on October 25, 2015, and the rest will take effect on January 23, 2016. This law establishes a standard for how permanent spousal maintenance is determined – before, maintenance was purely up to a judge’s discretion, and awards were inconsistent.   A 2010 … read more »

Filed Under: Divorce, General, Negotiation Tagged With: collaborative process, divorce, divorce mediation, finances

Busy week!

November 21, 2014 By Joy Rosenthal

It’s been a busy week – I was on a panel at CUNY School of Law about Contemplative Lawyering and alternatives to litigating on Monday. On Wednesday I was a panel at Cardozo Law School about mediating with non-traditional families. And today I published an article on FamilyAffaires.com about why second parent adoptions are still needed even when the same-sex parents are married.  They say that if  you love what you do, it never feels like work.  So true. I’m … read more »

Filed Under: Adoption, Families, LGBT Tagged With: Adoption, collaborative process, lesbian, LGBT

Divorce Envy ~ Who knew?

July 21, 2014 By Joy Rosenthal

I’m honored and excited that I was quoted in Amy Sohn’s Harper’s Bazaar’s article about Divorce Envy. It really is an honor.  And an interesting topic.  We feel the need to keep up with the Joneses to get the latest handbag, to do hot yoga and eat kale, why not to get divorced in the most healing way possible?  As I said, if it leads to a trend of collaborative process and divorce mediation, maybe peer pressure is a very … read more »

Filed Under: Collaborative Process, Divorce, Happiness, Mediation, Mindfulness Tagged With: children, collaborative process, compassion, custody, divorce, divorce mediation, family, mediation

All Children Included!

July 21, 2014 By Joy Rosenthal

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s will was filed in court yesterday, and has already gotten a lot of press. He did some unusual things – most poignantly, he did not create trust funds for his children.  But he also did not update his will after his younger two kids were born, nor did he make provisions for the possibility that he might have more kids.  So they are in a bit of legal limbo, as this article shows. How can you avoid … read more »

Filed Under: Children, Inheritance, Trusts, Wills Tagged With: collaborative process, family, finances, planning, wills

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