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Category Archives: Consequence
Game-playing in divorce negotiation: “False Deadlines”
This can be tough to discern when it’s being used as a coercive tactic, because divorce has some very real deadlines as well. If you’re trying to negotiate a divorce settlement in anticipation of making an initial Filing that includes a resulting agreement as attachment, the Sword of Damocles (equally available to both) is to [...]
Studies on parental divorce and adult children’s relationships with their parents
In researching a Journal of Marriage and Family article on “Consequences of Parental Divorce for Adult Children’s Support of Their Frail Parents,” I found the following references useful in understanding long-term perspectives on parent-child bonds in general. Dads Parental divorce is likely to weaken adult children’s relationships with their fathers because most children live with [...]
Have you thought about what your affiliations reveal?
An associate of mine who facilitates a divorce support group is also a “Friend” on Facebook. Last week, I was sitting in on one of her get-togethers to assist with a challenging participant situation. And as facilitator, she weighed in with a rather personal story of her own at one point, to make an empathetic connection. By [...]
Posted in Communication, Consequence, Legal Matters, Support Groups
Tagged as: confidentiality, divorce, divorce support groups, Facebook, privacy
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How would a divorce go without consequences?
One of the ways I effectively use to challenge entrenched thinking about divorce is through engaging in not-readily-apparent discussion of similar paths. “A Taste of Armageddon” is frequently applicable to divorce process. It’s a story from the original Star Trek series where the Enterprise crew finds itself caught in the middle of a war between [...]
Posted in Conflict, Consequence, Forgiveness
Tagged as: Ann Arbor divorce, divorce mediation, Michigan divorce, Star Trek, Washtenaw divorce
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