Divorce & Family Law Blog

Updated November 27, 2023 How do you and your ex become the best divorced parents possible?  The key is effective co-parenting.  An amicable co-parenting arrangement with your ex is not...

Collaborative divorce is a prominent non-adversarial divorce option.  For decades if people were getting a divorce, they could expect to present their cases before a judge.  Even if they largely...

Kristen and I spent a weekend last winter obsessed with figuring out our ancestry.  A family rumor on my side of Scandinavian roots was defeated and instead we learned that...

The plan yesterday was to have a new sign installed in Freed Marcroft’s reception area.  Our intrepid signmaker friends spent the holiday weekend trying to get the sign itself finished for...

This morning our nieces headed off to first (how?) and fifth (basically impossible!) grades.  Freed Marcroft now has two kindergarteners, a first grader, a second grader, an eighth grader, and a...

We talked to former clients about their top tips on how to take care of yourself during a divorce.  Their excellent advice, inspired us to do a series of blog posts expanding...

 1.  Yoga, yoga, yoga. 2. Get outside. 3. Reach out to friends, but be careful about listening to their “legal” advice. 4. Eat (well).   5. Make your own space. At Freed...

This morning, Freed Marcroft’s Instagram feed was flooded with the hashtag #friendshipday. Friendship Day is one of those holidays initially created by Hallmark to sell cards. It is now actually an official...

I know. You’re thinking, “what is she thinking.” Forgive me, I’m tired. I was up late watching the DNC last night. But please bear with me for a minute while...

“Wait, we do what?” It can sound pretty baffling at first. Here’s the scoop.  The kids stay in the family home — the “nest,” get it?  The idea is that...