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College Students and Divorce
Much has been written about children and divorce. Divorcing or divorced parents of college-aged students may underestimate how this change in family circumstance affects their offspring. College students are not “immune” from effects of changes within the family unit, parents’ behaviors and expectations, or uncertainty regarding where they belong in their family post divorce. The apprehension surrounding this “new normal” can leave a young adult feeling out of sorts and emotionally … [Read more...]
Announcing the Inaugural Class of Credentialed and Master Credentialed Professionals
Collaborative Divorce Texas announces its inaugural class of Master Credentialed and Credentialed Collaborative Professionals. Achievement of this designation demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards of collaborative practice. The following Master Credentialed Collaborative Professionals have satisfied rigorous standards of education and training, passed a confidential peer reference process, demonstrated significant collaborative case experience exceeding that required for … [Read more...]
Pro Bono Collaborative Divorce Moves Forward in Texas
Pro Bono Collaborative Divorce has come to Texas; learn more about how it works. After two years of planning and preparation and the launching of a pilot program in Houston, Pro Bono Collaborative Divorce has finally come to Texas. Translated, this means that in a short time, the advantages of collaborative divorce will be available to clients who cannot afford to hire a lawyer to represent them. So what is Pro Bono Collaborative Divorce (PBCD), and who will be eligible to utilize the … [Read more...]
Pro Bono: Toward Collaborative Divorce For All Who Want It
We're not an organization that typically touts our awards, but the State Bar of Texas recently honored the efforts of two longtime Collaborative Divorce Texas members, and Collaborative Divorce Texas itself, with its 2016 Pro Bono Service Award. The vision of collaborative divorce for all, through an innovative program that makes collaborative divorce possible for lower-income people, has debuted in Houston and has helped its first couples to collaborative divorce. From the press … [Read more...]
Low-Income Collaborative Divorce now available statewide
This blog article is from Norma Trusch, a Houston-based collaborative family lawyer and longtime proponent of collaborative law. This is a preview of an article appearing in the upcoming edition of Roadmap, the Collaborative Institute of Texas newsletter. Like many of you, I have long felt that our wonderful collaborative law process should be made available to every family facing divorce. So, after many years of talking about it, we finally have an opportunity to make that happen here in … [Read more...]
Austin Author Honoree Corder Offers New Book on Thriving after Divorce
This article is written by S. Camille Milner, a Denton-based collaborative lawyer and the current Vice-President of the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas’ board. Many people suffering through the pain of divorce are looking for resources that will ease that pain. While a therapist's office is the best place to work through the emotions of the ending of relationship, there's a new book by Austin author Honoree Corder can be a bridge or offer temporary help for people until there are able to … [Read more...]
Kim Munsinger and Harry Munsinger Featured in San Antonio Express-News on Collaborative Law
If you know anyone wondering about the basics of collaborative law, a great article just came out in the San Antonio Express-News, featuring Kim Munsinger and Harry Munsinger explaining how collaborative law works, and how, as the title of the article suggests, it can help to "take the fight out of divorce." Kim Munsinger isn't just a practicing collaborative lawyer -- as readers of this blog know, she's recently edited the excellent Collaborative Law: Start to Finish from TexasBarBooks, … [Read more...]
The Wendy Davis Story (And Why It’s A Good Example of What Collaborative Law Can Do)
Last weekend, the Dallas Morning News published an article by writer Wayne Slater, which examined the life story of Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, including her two divorces. Included among the many opinion pieces sprung from that initial article were revelations about Davis' second divorce to Jeff Davis in 2003 -- a divorce in Jeff Davis was awarded custody of her youngest daughter and Wendy Davis agreed to pay child support. This revelation surprised a great number of observers, … [Read more...]
