4 Ways to Minimize the Cost of Divorce By Vickie Adams

4 Ways to Minimize the Cost of Divorce

By Vickie Adams

Whether mediating or litigating your divorce, costs can escalate quickly, especially if you are facing a complicated settlement. There are some simple ways, however, to help keep the cost of your divorce down. Here are 4 of them: Limit Email Communications Communicating with any divorce professional by email can substantially increase the costs of your…

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When Is it NOT Okay to Give Your Paramour a Ferrari? By Vickie Adams

When Is it NOT Okay to Give Your Paramour a Ferrari?

By Vickie Adams

The laced thong, the Easter bunny costume, the Ferrari and the $1.8 million dollar Spanish-style duplex were not his to give away. That’s what Shelly Sterling, estranged wife of disgraced Los Angeles Lakers owner Donald Sterling, asserted last month in her suit against her husband’s mistress, V. Stiviano. It is alleged that Donald Sterling lavished…

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Do You Need a Financial Professional for Your Divorce Mediation? Yes, You Do.

By Vickie Adams

Whether litigated or mediated, a divorce financial professional should always be part of your team. Recently, I attended an intensive, five-day interdisciplinary mediation training workshop. Of the 18 people in the workshop group, 14 were trial lawyers, 3 were mental health professionals, and I was the only financial professional. The workshop took a hypothetical couple through increasingly…

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