Helping Northern Westchester Families
Jan 23, 2018BY: Margaret A. NicholsonIN: Collaborative Divorce
If you google the word “Assumption”, you will find two definitions: 1) “a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof” 2) “the action of taking or beginning to take power or responsibility”. In the practice of collaborative divorce, assumptions are an integral part of the process. An assumption can […]
May 1, 2017BY: Margaret A. NicholsonIN: Children and Divorce,Collaborative Law,Divorce and Money
The phrase “Attorney for the Child” sounds like an oxymoron. Why should a child need an attorney? For most people, the attorney-client relationship is a relationship between adults. It is difficult to imagine a child fully grasping principles such as attorney- client privilege or professional responsibility. Why should a child have to?