Tag Archives: divorce

“Handling” the Media (in Family Law Matters)?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Randy Kessler

While there certainly is more than one way to work with the press, I have found that being forthcoming with the media, even if my answer is “I don’t know”, or “I know but cannot and will not say”, has been the best. Continue reading →

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Winning Settlement Strategies

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Randy Kessler

Too often the focus on lawyer education is on how to go to trial. Continue reading →

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Holiday Season puts brakes on divorce

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Randy Kessler

Divorce filings always seem to decrease around Christmas time. There may be many reasons, including some that we hear such as wanting to keep the family together for one last holiday, or feeling guilty about filing around Christmas time. It … Continue reading →

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ABA Family Law Section plans for South Beach Seminar in full swing

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Randy Kessler

There will be family law discussed not only indoors, but pool side and at the beach. Isn’t that better than your conference room? Continue reading →

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CUBA! ABA Family Law Section Invitation

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Randy Kessler

the goal is to enhance American and Cuban lawyers knowledge and skills in family law, Continue reading →

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High Profile Clients Programs

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Randy Kessler

I have been very fortunate to have been invited to speak on high profile and high asset divorce recently. Continue reading →

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Thanks for the opportunity.

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Randy Kessler

Knowledge is power and we should all be as knowledgable as we can about the laws that so vitally affect families, especially children. Continue reading →

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Custody ruling against woman with cancer

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Randy Kessler

…the factors the judge likely focused on were those that affected the children and what would give them the best shot at good, stable futures. Continue reading →

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Do you need a prenuptial agreement?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by David Sarif

While prenuptial agreements aren’t for everyone, they are an absolute necessity for some people.  I cannot tell you how often I have someone sitting in my office surmising “I wish we had signed a prenup.” As you may or may … Continue reading →

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ABA meeting informative and rewarding

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Randy Kessler

The Annual American Bar Association meeting, held this year in Toronto, has been quite interesting.  I have gone to meetings for all sorts of committees (Commission on Youth at Risk, and many others) and seminars on all sorts of topics … Continue reading →

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ABA Annual Meeting special one for me

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Randy Kessler

Our goal, and mine, is to improve the practice of family law and to minimize the negative impact family law can have on families. Continue reading →

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Celeb Divorce, now J-Lo and Marc Anthony

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Randy Kessler

Using lawyers to do their communicating often has its limits and almost always, celebrities figure out what they want to do and then tell their lawyers to “make it so”. Continue reading →

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Do children of divorce suffer poorer grades?

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Randy Kessler

it is not necessarily the divorce that can harm children, as much as the kind of divorce that occurs. Continue reading →

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Family Law Forms Book!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Randy Kessler

Family Law seems to affect everyone, and almost every practicing lawyer is asked once, if not many times during their career “Can you help me with my family law matter”. Continue reading →

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Prenups are not romantic, especially for the Prince and Princess

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Randy Kessler

So the issue of whether or not to execute a prenuptial agreement is a balance bewteen practicaity and romance. Continue reading →

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Facebook and Divorce discussed in WSJ

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Randy Kessler

But as a divorce lawyer who has practiced family law since before the Internet, I don’t think human nature has changed, or been changed by Facebook. Continue reading →

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DOMA no longer to be defended by Federal Government

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Randy Kessler

The Obama administration moved closer to officially recognizing the right of same sex couples to marry. Continue reading →

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Another foot in (or out) the door for gay marriage (or at least for gay divorce)

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Randy Kessler

A very interesting case from Texas is in the news. A lesbian couple left texas to get married in Massachussetts. They returned to Texas and subsequently sought, and obtained a divorce. The Texas Attorney General then intervened, but so far … Continue reading →

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Why does new year bring divorce filings?

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Randy Kessler

Perhaps it is that sense of not wanting to live one more year in the same situation, or not wanting to spend one more year hoping that things will get better. Continue reading →

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Why not seal divorce records?

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Randy Kessler

The parties, if they have children, will continue to interact and be somewhat interdependent on each other after the divorce. Why allow more roadblocks, like allowing outsiders to know their private business, to make their life any harder than it already will be? Continue reading →

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