There is a funny thing about the phrase “meet in the middle.” We usually hear it when someone wants us to compromise. “You take the first half. I’ll take the second.” “You give a little. I’ll give a little.” “Nobody gets everything they want, but everybody...
There is a phrase that gets used in divorce law that sounds almost clinical: “Irretrievably broken.” It has a certain finality to it. Like a vase shattered on a kitchen floor. Like a bridge washed out by a storm. Like something that cannot, under any circumstances, be...
There is an expression I have heard most of my life: Not every hill is worth dying on. It is good advice for life. It may be even better advice for divorce. Because when a marriage is ending, suddenly everything can feel like a hill. The coffee maker. The couch. The...
People have an interesting relationship with attorneys. They often think of us the same way they think of the fire department. Call when everything is already burning. By then, we’re focused on containing damage. But wouldn’t it be better if the smoke...
Sometimes the Greatest Victory is Deciding What Isn’t Worth the Fight Everyone wants to be right. That’s human nature. When a marriage ends, the urge to be right becomes even stronger. You want your side understood. You want your hurt acknowledged. You...
Some words carry more weight than they deserve. “Failure” is one of them. It’s a word I hear whispered in consultations. Sometimes directly. More often between the lines. “I never thought I’d be here.” “I feel like I’ve...
