On behalf of Law Offices of Lisa Standish | Feb 28, 2020 | Collaborative Law
Collaborative law divorce is an excellent way to end a marriage without fights. It is where divorcing couples sit together with their respective attorneys and negotiate to come up with an appropriate solution. Many couples have seen this as a more straightforward...
On behalf of Law Offices of Lisa Standish | Feb 28, 2020 | Family Law Mediation
When you have a family law issue, it may be your first time dealing with the legal system. You may have no idea what to expect. This may also be true if your case is going through mediation. It can help to understand what you can expect as your case moves through this...
On behalf of Law Offices of Lisa Standish | Feb 28, 2020 | Family Law Mediation
Divorce proceedings can be trying. Most couples want to finish the divorce as quickly as possible. Given the high emotions, they do not often find time to agree. The fighting can make the divorce more difficult. Because court tends to align with fighting, Forbes has...
by Law Offices of Lisa Standish | Feb 26, 2020 | Divorce
Millennials are often known to divorce differently than their parents. According to a recent report, nearly 30% of them aren’t committing to joint bank accounts after marriage. That may be due to the Millennials who witnessed their parents’ separation and saw...
On behalf of Law Offices of Lisa Standish | Feb 26, 2020 | Collaborative Law
Collaborative divorce embraces the idea of a couple working together to make decisions and reach an agreement. It aims to do this outside of the courtroom. This is a popular concept because it does help to reduce stress, increase cooperation, lower costs and speed up...
On behalf of Law Offices of Lisa Standish | Feb 24, 2020 | Family Law Mediation
You and your partner have decided to go your separate ways, but you’re already dreading the custody agreement that the courts will devise. Fortunately, there’s a way that’s often simpler, less expensive and more collaborative. Mediation is the process of working with...
On behalf of Law Offices of Lisa Standish | Feb 24, 2020 | Family Law Mediation
Many of us have more intense feelings about our families than about anything else in life. This sometimes makes solutions to problems seem impossibly far away. Specialists in family law help families create and maintain better agreements for a better life. Usually,...
On behalf of Law Offices of Lisa Standish | Feb 24, 2020 | Divorce
You may have seen a few startling headlines this year about a raging epidemic of divorce among older people. Stories of skyrocketing rates of so-called “gray divorce” made it seem like experienced married couples do not stand a chance. Is your marriage doomed just...
On behalf of Law Offices of Lisa Standish | Feb 24, 2020 | Collaborative Law
As with any major life decision, people thinking about a divorce ask around, canvassing their friends. Are you glad you went ahead with your divorce? How has your life changed? What do you wish you had done differently? It often turns out many of the answers are about...
