I have been providing business valuations, characterization analysis and financial services for divorcing couples for over thirty years in Central Texas. I often tell clients considering a divorce that I believe the Collaborative process is the better of the bad, when compared to going through the challenges of a litigated divorce. There are many benefits for couples working toward their new … [Read more...] about Divorce and Money – Covering All The Bases
President’s Corner
As my year of being CDT President has wound down, I want to say thanks and share a few of the blessings I have enjoyed in the doing of it. Henry Ford said, “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” I trust we’ve all experienced profound success in the last year, even as we have all continued to struggle past the unexpected and painful … [Read more...] about President’s Corner
President’s Corner
“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.” - Musician and Educator Jana Stanfield All of our CDT attorneys, mental health professionals and financial professionals who sit at collaborative tables with families in Texas, make important and helpful differences because of their knowledge and voice. They need your experience and informed … [Read more...] about President’s Corner
President’s Corner
Fellow friends and colleagues, Serious times call for serious hearts. We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 18th century German poet As we anticipate the hope and goodness of Springtime ahead, unsettling images from around the globe, right on the heels of a two-year global pandemic, are enough to cause us, and all those we … [Read more...] about President’s Corner
President’s Corner
Valentine Greetings! CDT membership means so much to our profession; it’s a commitment to a better path for our clients towards their new normal. Thank you for being a member and thank you to the board for their time and talent, as hard-working volunteers! Please know that your board is always open to new ideas and suggestions. We want to enhance and expand our profession to new levels, year by … [Read more...] about President’s Corner
13th Annual Collaborative Law Conference Austin – March 5-6, 2020
As anxious as we all feel, it was reaffirming as a collaborative practitioner to attend this year’s Spring Conference in Austin. From the opening remarks about what has been accomplished in Texas over the last 20 years to John McShane’s militant cry that it’s time we directly challenge the family law litigators to the profound lyrics of Jack Emmott’s remarks about the presence of hope in our … [Read more...] about 13th Annual Collaborative Law Conference Austin – March 5-6, 2020
