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Tag Archives: Washtenaw divorce
Does marriage fulfill the “meeting of minds” legal standard?
As I am not a lawyer and don’t play one on TV, it is with great reluctance that I pull out my Black’s Law Dictionary for divorce-related matters. But it seems some sort of an accountability must be found to the increasing number of married folks who come to divorce practitioners in utter amazement at [...]
Posted in Blind Spots, Communication, Legal Matters, Prenuptials, Relationships
Tagged as: Ann Arbor divorce, Black's Law Dictionary, marital contract, marriage license, meeting of minds, meeting of the minds, Michigan divorce, pre-marital counseling, Washtenaw County Clerk, Washtenaw divorce
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So divorce mediation isn’t confidential after all?
In the early 1980s, a college buddy of mine bought a house in Ann Arbor for renovation and anticipated subsequent rental. He was an engineer, which lends itself to such prerequisite skill sets, mechanical-side. I claim no such credentials. One day I was over at the house and he encouraged me upstairs to see a [...]
Posted in Confidentiality, Negotiation, Trust
Tagged as: Alternative Dispute Resolution, divorce court, divorce mediation, reality, Washtenaw divorce
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Game-playing in divorce negotiation: “Red Herring”
Hand’s down, this is the tactic I’ve seen work most effectively in delivering on goals desired as divorce outcomes. At the same time, there’s an important reason why it is under-utilized and otherwise easily exposed by way of sloppy implementation. By definition, “goal setting” requires strategic thinking, prioritization, and discipline. All are rareties in the [...]
Posted in Negotiation, Priorities
Tagged as: Bullies Tyrants and Impossible People, divorce strategy, goals, negotiation, Washtenaw divorce
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When did “Welcome home!” become a pejorative?
My Grandma Deaton lived some four hours away when I was in college. At that time, I was not only a student at the University of Michigan, but I had long-since been a full-time resident of Washtenaw County. Now that I stop and think about it, Grandma wasn’t all that keen on the fact that [...]
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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Are the original Divorce Reality Group pages and Divorce Balance articles still online?
Yes. Before completing our migration over to a Blog-driven format and an accompanying new navigation structure, we created a Legacy Copy of the Divorce Reality Group / Divorce Balance Home Page as of this date. The original Divorce Reality Group URL has been set to re-route to the current Blog Page here. In order to [...]
Posted in Administrative
Tagged as: Ann Arbor divorce, divorce counseling, divorce mediation, Michigan divorce, Washtenaw divorce
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