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3 Prenup Drafting Tips from the Appeals Court: Pisano v. Pisano
The Appeals Court ruled, in Pisano v. Pisano, on numerous issues involving a bifurcated trial, a prenuptial agreement, temporary alimony and family loans. The primary issues in the case all could have...
View ArticleSCOTUS rules on Marriage Equality: the tl;dr version
The U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states today in Obergefell v. Hodges, a 103 page decision which we read so you don't have to. You should, but seriously, most of you...
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Top 6 Out-Of-Office E-mail Notices
Getting an out-of-office auto-reply to an e-mail you send can be frustrating, especially when you were hoping for a quick response to your inquiry. However, they are a necessary evil in a world where...
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Divorce Mediation Training with Justin Kelsey
At Skylark Law & Mediation, PC all of our attorneys and staff are trained mediators. Even for those who do not mediate, the skills involved in mediation training assist in all forms of conflict...
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Collaborative Law Training with Justin Kelsey
Currently, four of the attorneys at Skylark Law & Mediation are trained in Collaborative Law, an out-of-court dispute resolution process. The Collaborative Law process may be used to resolve...
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Parenting Time, not Visitation
As of July 15, 2015, the Massachusetts Family Court's website and forms have been updated to use the term "parenting time" in lieu of the outdated term "visitation." Chief Justice Angela Ordoñez has...
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Are Divorce Lawyers regularly violating the Civility Guidelines?
At a recent event celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, one of it's founders, Rita Pollak, spoke about her reasons for joining the Collaborative Law movement....
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How Long is a Marriage? It Depends why you are asking!
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has decided another case interpreting the Alimony Reform Act, that I will likely refer to as that "length of the marriage" case rather than trying to pronounce the...
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Collaborative Kayaking
Collaborative Law is a practice that requires finding the right balance in many different ways. The goal of the Collaborative process is to reach agreements through negotiation and to avoid the...
View ArticleThe Future of 'The Night Circus' is a Marital Asset
In Massachusetts, the asset division statute (M.G.L. c. 208 s 34), grants the court significant discretion and authority to assign assets owned by one spouse to the other in a divorce case in order to...
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Brady Federal Deflategate Appeal: A Mediator's View
Tom Brady along with the National Football League Player's Association are currently in a federal lawsuit in a U.S. District Court against the National Football League. The case centers on the...
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A Parent's Guide to Children and Divorce - Infographic
Source: BestMastersInCounseling.com
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What Questions Should You Ask Before Hiring an Attorney: a Mediator's...
Experiencing any type of legal dispute is stressful and many people walk into a lawyer's office nervous and anxious about the experience. In order to reduce that anxiety and ensure that you hire...
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3 Amazing Facts about the DOR Child Support Enforcement Division
In Massachusetts the Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Division (DOR:CSE) provides child support collection services to both payors and recipients of child support. Three attorneys from...
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Today, I Didn't Win - A Collaborative Law Success Story
Everyday someone fails. Sometimes marriages fail and sometimes parents fail. Sometimes the courts fail families and sometimes lawyers do. Sometimes mediation fails to help people reach agreements,...
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Collaborative Law & Mediation: So Simple a 1st Grader can Do It!
Recently I attended my child's first grade open house. Among the many details about policy, projects and pick-ups, the principal shared an interesting theme that they are working on this year. He...
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What Questions Should You Ask Before Hiring a Divorce Mediator?
There are numerous articles telling you what you should ask a divorce attorney before you hire them and we recently posted our advice on preparing for the attorney-client interview. As mediators we...
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What Divorcing Parents can Learn from #PorteOuverte
On Friday, November 13, 2015 terrorists attacked three locations in Paris, France, killing 129 people, in the most deadly attack on French soil since World War II. I recently tried to explain to my 6...
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Gotta Find My Purpose: An Update from Skylark and Think Pink Law
One of my favorite NSFW musicals is Avenue Q, where the main character (a puppet / liberal arts graduate), spends most of the story trying to find his purpose in life. I think it strikes a chord with...
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A Holiday Message: Mediation Style
Skylark Law & Mediation, P.C. and Think Pink Law wish health, happiness and peace for all of our clients, colleagues, mentors, followers, visitors, well-wishers and even our distant relations. Our...
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