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Judge Michele F. Lowrance
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JUDGE MICHELE F. LOWRANCE has spent 20 years as a domestic-relations lawyer and has been a domestic-relations judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois since 1995. She has made numerous TV appearances including Good Morning America, The Joy Behar Show, Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, and “American Justice” with Bill Kurtis. She is a regular guest lecturer at the Chicago Bar Association and Northwestern University. A child of divorce who was raised by her grandparents, Judge Lowrance has also been through divorce herself. She has devoted her professional life to helping those similarly situated. She is the author of the just published The Good Karma Divorce.

Blog Entries by Judge Michele F. Lowrance

How To Tell Your Spouse You Want A Divorce

Posted January 20, 2011 | 03:30:03 (EST)

How You Commence Your Case May Define It's Conclusion.

Judge Michele,

I have been thinking about divorce for over a year. I waited till after the holidays, and now I am scared and at a loss how to go about telling him.
At a loss
Newark,...

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Divorcing With Good Karma

Posted December 6, 2010 | 04:10:00 (EST)

Dear Judge Michele,

My wife brought her new boyfriend to court. It made me so angry I had to walk out. We have been separated for only a month. I can't even look at her, let alone divide our belongings. What can I do?

--Separated for a Month

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How to Survive the Divorce Epidemic

Posted August 6, 2010 | 09:00:00 (EST)

If you want to withstand the divorce epidemic you must self-vaccinate by learning upgraded conflict skills. The skills that I am going to give you may make the difference in determining if your marriage will last.

A recent study at the University of California reports that divorce tends to spread...

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How Your Breakup Now Affects Your Future Karma

Posted March 25, 2010 | 10:45:14 (EST)

"I don't think this relationship is going anywhere, its not you its me, or I think we should see other people." No matter how you say it breakup is torture. Whether you are divorcing or just breaking up with a partner, separating is a unique moment in time that can...

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Can We Learn From Our Past Relationships?

Posted February 11, 2010 | 15:44:00 (EST)

As a judge in family court, my daily hope is that break ups become less common. But the facts do not support my desire, and the cultural reality is that the national wedding bouquet is soon to be constructed of short-blooming day lilies. Unfortunately, multiple romantic relationships -- whether married...

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