One of the things I value most about my law practice is the way my work appeals both to my analytical and creative sides. As a family law attorney, I use my aptitude for language and my knowledge of ...

Mississippi became the 25th state this year to adopt rules of collaborative law, which allows people to sit together at the table to work through their differences in hopes of avoiding what could ...

South Florida is famously litigious, but a new family law firm in the region aims to use a recently established form of alternative dispute resolution to resolve family matters outside the courtroom.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has made the backlog of family court worse, with some jurisdictions being shut down completely for months. Many divorcing couples rely on the courts to settle disputes without ...

An acting judge has made a call for the parties in divorce and family matters to take the easier route of alternative dispute resolution rather than battle it out before a judge. Acting Justice ...

The word “divorce” may conjure images of bickering spouses, ugly court battles, invasive financial disclosure and costly legal bills. The traditional divorce process tends to escalate conflict and ...

A lot of people contemplating the end of their marriage think there’s only one way to go about it: in a messy, scorched-earth, expensive divorce. If the divorcing couple is very wealthy and co-owns ...