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Part II of this Jayne/Girardi divorce will focus on community property division and bankruptcy, division of a partnership business, spousal support, attorney fees, and the use of social media as evidence affecting a divorce settlement.
As a child of an unusual separation with her parents at age 3, Lydia discusses how her relationships with her parents were formed, and how the co-parenting relationship was structured, with an analysis and reflection on Lydia’s two divorces, and how her current relationship is a healthy product of what she learned from her two previous marriages.
Bill Eddy, Esq., LCSW, Mediator, who will demonstrate a more successful way of communicating with a high conflict co-parent.
I will detail how to negotiate a divorce settlement with power and control over your destiny, your independence, and your self-worth and self-respect.
We will explore the tracing and accounting of money between spouses and their businesses that may be affected before a divorce can continue.
“Pause Before Responding” with Take 10 author Kevin Barclay looks at the benefits of not responding quickly to emotional communication, and instead take a breath and wait 10 seconds before speaking for a response that diminish fiery communication instead of fueling it.
Divorce ReDefined with Divorce Coach Cindy Stibbard will discuss how to use divorce for a positive life change both during and after the divorce. Cindy will explain how an adverse life circumstance like divorce can shatter our spirits, and at the same time be an agent for self-awareness and a new approach to life.
Individuation is a process by which we evolve into the next stage of who we are, and gain a clear sense of self different than how we have previously defined and presented ourselves within our family structure and with our friends. Anthony’s TedX talk is about how we all can continue to evolve at different stages in our lives to be our most authentic selves. Divorce is yet another opportunity to evolve into new heights of Individualism.
Judge Michele will discuss why she wrote the book and how she, as a former Family Law Judge, could see how divorce litigants could have a completely different, and more positive, divorce experience if they could follow another path towards divorce, a path rooted in acceptance, understanding, empathy, compassion, and forgiveness, while using divorce to reframe and change their lives for a better outcome than they could have ever imagined.
Matthew Smurda detail the divorces of the two richest men in the world, who both live in Washington State yet with two very different stories. Bezos was extremely amicable and over expeditiously, while the Gates divorce continues to tell a very different story of discord between Bill and Melinda. Listen to Attorney Smurda discuss the extra considerations that titans of commerce and industry must consider while going through the same processes of dividing assets and debts just like us.
Words of Advice: Accepting some level of responsibility for a conflict moves a disputant from victim to victorious.
Judith Weigle’s Philosophy: Be Honest, Speak from the Heart, Take Responsibility for Your Actions