
“That Will Never Happen to Me” — Optimism Bias and Prenups
Many people who initiate the process of developing a prenuptial agreement with their intended talk about their fears of what happened to a

Many people who initiate the process of developing a prenuptial agreement with their intended talk about their fears of what happened to a

Published in Mediate.com, May 22, 2026 If You See Something, Say Something – A Thoughtful Take on Mediation You’ve probably seen those signs in subways,

Family Firm Institute published my article, “Mediated Prenups for Children of Wealth Embarking on Marriage” in their practitioner newsletter in April 2026. Here’s the article:

Someone pointed out to me that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are engaged and will get married. Great news! Of course, that brings up the

Kelly Stafford has been in the news lately. She is the spouse of Los Angeles Rams star player Matthew Stafford. Aside from being the mother
I was interviewed by Kaitlin Reilly, a journalist for Yahoo News, for an article published on Friday, June 27 about my views on prenups, the

Congratulations! You have found love again after your peaceful (or not-so-peaceful) divorce from spouse #1. You have decided that you want to live together

As posted on Huffington Post on October 23, 2014. The most important factor in mediation success and not allowing the mediator’s “truth” derail the process

Brian Page, is doing wonderful work on improving marriages in his website, Modern Husbands. Here’s the second article I wrote for him – “Should We

By Laurie Israel I’m a prenup attorney and mediator. After a long law career that included divorce, estate planning, tax law, and other related fields,