Here's is what not to do when your husband sits you down after 27 years of marriage and tells you that he has found someone else -- a 30-year-old, blonde Swiss pastry chef no less.

There are some things that attorneys should do to more effectively represent a client in divorce court.

People often become totally irrational during a divorce.

I have specialized in family law for over 40 years. I have seen almost every possible scenario, and I would like to share some things clients have said to me that often are better left unsaid.

Typically clients will need an attorney at the beginning of the case, but by the end of the divorce in many circumstances, the client's attitude -- sometimes justifiably -- is that the attorney didn't do enough for them.

While all couples contemplating divorce experience more than a measure of sadness, anger, perhaps fear and certainly disappointment, young couples, with short-term marriages, no jointly held assets and no children tend to negotiate intensely over "the stuff."

Holiday season and another new year often accompanies a good deal of soul-searching and taking stock on one's life. For some this leads to divorce, or contemplation of a divorce.

Years ago divorces and family law or divorce attorneys were looked down upon in the legal profession...

See if you can identify your attorney (the one you have or the one you want) in one of these descriptions and most important of all, assess whether th...

A frequent question that I hear from clients is "How should I prepare for the initial meeting with a divorce lawyer?"

Surviving the holidays? Biding your time until the kids return to school before you consult a matrimonial lawyer? Reading up on how to pick one? The...