Is Mediating Prenups a Form of Marital Mediation?
by Laurie Israel, Esq. As published in Huffington Post, August 12, 2014. My mediation practice during the past several years has taken a turn towards
Eliminating “Hot Speech” in Marriage
by Laurie Israel, Esq. As published in The Huffington Post, 9/10/13. We live in a very fast world. Information is shared instantly. A public figure
Why Prenups Are Bad for Your Marital Health
By Laurie Israel Lawyer, Mediator/Brookline, MA In my law practice, I get a steady stream of potential clients wanting prenuptial agreements. These potential clients read
Massachusetts’ New Alimony Law
By Laurie Israel, lawyer/mediator, Brookline, MA Alimony is a highly-charged word. Discussions of alimony generally get the strongest reactions from both men and women when
Contemplating My Navel and Lawyering
by Laurie Israel, Esq. At my age, I find my thoughts wandering backwards in time, with long-lost memories bubbling up occasionally. I ponder these memories
Do You Need Divorce Insurance? Take the “Divorce Probability Test” and Find Out!
This article was featured in the Huffington Post on April 19, 2011. This past week, a colleague in the collaborative practice community, Chris Chen, a
QTIPS Made Easy
By Laurie Israel, Esq., Brookline, MA and Deborah Danger, Esq., Allston, MA A big part of my job as an estate planning lawyer is helping
What is a “Surgical” Divorce, and How to Get One
Published on 5/3/12 In the Huffington Post I have recently been using a special term for a certain type of fast and easy divorce: “surgical
How Neutral Transactional Attorneys Can Provide Value in Consensual Divorces
By Laurie Israel, Esq. and R. Paul Faxon, Esq. The “new” job market and divorce. Businesses owned and primarily operated by a small number of
The Problem with Prenups – How Mediation Can Help
by Laurie Israel, Esq. First published in The Huffington Post in two parts, August 31 and September 2, 2011. There have been many articles on
Why Add a Neutral Process Coach to a Collaborative Divorce?
By Laurie Israel Collaborative divorce combines several elements of the divorce process into an effective whole. The result is, in general, a divorce that is
“You Lie!”: Southern Unhospitality and the Charles Sumner Attack
by Laurie Israel, Esq. Joe Wilson’s (Rep. South Carolina) uncouth and aggressive heckling of President Obama during the President’s speech on health care reform at