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The Stepparent: What level of involvement in parenting is appropriate?

What role does a stepparent have in parenting? Integrating a stepparent into an already established family structure can be a sensitive, and potentially stressful, situation. What do you do when a conflict arises between parent and stepparent, or between stepparent and child? I’m here to assure you that there is no one-answer-fits-all, only what …

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Is Negotiation The Right Divorce Process For You?

OPL Blog / By Joryn Jenkins

Many divorcing couples aren’t able to resolve their divorces without the assistance of professionals. Sometimes one hires an attorney to represent one of them in the negotiations with the other party; sometimes they each opt to retain counsel to negotiate a resolution for them. How do you know if this is the right divorce process …

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Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

Divorce Advice, OPL Blog / By Joryn Jenkins

Should I Stay Or Should I Go: The Decision To Move Out During A Divorce. Darling you got to let me know Should I stay or should I go? If you say that you are mine I’ll be here till the end of time So you got to let me know Should I stay or …

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Brainstorming

Leave a Comment / Collaborative Divorce, OPL Blog / By Joryn Jenkins

Brainstorming settlement ideas is a crucial component of the collaborative process. Collaborative practice provides an open environment that encourages everyone on the team to participate. The participants should feel as though their thoughts are being heard and their interests validated. Collaborative professionals will encourage active listening in a casual environment. The brainstorming step follows …

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The Opposing Counsel

Leave a Comment / Collaborative Divorce, OPL Blog / By Joryn Jenkins

It’s a funny thing about collaborative cases; we trial lawyers are so accustomed to our secret language that it turns out collaborative practice is not just about making the paradigm shift in our attitudes, but it’s also about making that adjustment in the very language we use when we discuss our cases. Our special shorthand, …

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THE SEVEN BIGGEST DIVORCE MISTAKES #6

Leave a Comment / Collaborative Divorce, OPL Blog / By Joryn Jenkins

When making any major life decision, always get a second opinion! A lawyer should explain the various divorce options available for obtaining that final judgment. But lawyers are human. They have biases. They make mistakes. They want to make money. Always get a second opinion before choosing an attorney. But once you do retain …

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Outcomes: Getting What You Want From Your Collaborative Divorce

OPL Blog / By Joryn Jenkins

Exploring Best, Worst, and Most Likely Outcomes When helping clients to reach a fair and equitable (and acceptable) resolution of their divorces, sometimes it is important for them to understand their best, worst, and most likely outcomes in court. This way they can make informed decisions regarding their divorce. BATNA is the Best Alternative to a …

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Collaborative Roadmap Or Settlement Offer?

Collaborative Divorce, OPL Blog / By Joryn Jenkins

Collaborative Roadmap or Settlement Offer? The leader of a collaborative practice group wrote to me the other day, complaining that her membership suffered from a pervasive and insidious problem. She asked for my advice. When she elaborated, she explained that the lawyers in her group have difficulty making “the paradigm shift”: These guys approach the …

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Entitled To The Parents

OPL Blog / By Joryn Jenkins

“Your children deserve to know their mother, no matter who she is. For all you know, one of them will be the next Sigmund Freud, because of her. Don’t deny them that.” I went to the doctor today for my bursitis. My husband had researched stem cell therapy and recommended this facility, high on the …

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Hairstylists, Cosmetologists, and Collaborative Law

Domestic Abuse, OPL Blog / By Joryn Jenkins

Illinois Shows Us How to Market Our Collaborative Practices. For years, I’ve preached that practitioners should work hard to ensure that all of their first responders are aware of the benefits of the collaborative divorce process. Now, the State of Illinois has recognized who some of those leading first responders are, and has taken steps …

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The Stepparent: What level of involvement in parenting is appropriate?

Is Negotiation The Right Divorce Process For You?

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

Brainstorming

The Opposing Counsel

THE SEVEN BIGGEST DIVORCE MISTAKES #6

Outcomes: Getting What You Want From Your Collaborative Divorce

Collaborative Roadmap Or Settlement Offer?

Entitled To The Parents

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