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Little Children, Big Challenges Most parents know Elmo and Cookie Monster, but did you know that Sesame Street offers free resources to help young children through divorce? A toolkit called Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce provides tools to help youngsters aged 2-8 ...

One of the collaborative lawyers we work with has written a good article about how to introduce your spouse to the idea of considering collaborative divorce. Take a look — it might help you broach a sensitive topic with your ...

YOU CAN’T GO WRONG BEING KIND IN DIVORCE — OR CAN YOU? Many couples begin their divorces hoping for a kind and amicable process. Opposing views on this are expressed in these two articles. You, your children, your spouse, even ...

FINDING THE RIGHT LAWYER IS ONE OF YOUR MOST IMPORTANT DIVORCE DECISIONS Where does one start when they are either contemplating whether to move forward with a divorce or when their spouse has already made the decision to divorce? For ...

We are pleased to announce that Brett E. Jones, Esq. of Lazar & Schwartz has been elected to Co-Chair the Executive Committee of the Hudson Valley Collaborative Divorce and Dispute Resolution Association for 2016-2017. In her capacity as Co-Chair, she ...

HELP IS AS NEAR AS YOUR LAPTOP Whether you are currently going through a divorce or the divorce is now done, holidays and holiday memories, often involving family traditions, can stir up many mixed emotions. Can it ever be happy ...

Lazar & Schwartz lawyers Brett E. Jones and Kathryn S. Lazar spoke to regional representatives of MassMutual Financial Group, sharing their experience and insights about the connections and interplay between divorce and financial planners for those considering divorce, where the ...

DON’T RELY ON YOUR FRIEND’S EXPERIENCE: THERE HAVE BEEN BIG CHANGES IN NY SUPPORT LAWS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS After years of argument and debate, over the course of the last few years, the NY Legislature changed the divorce ...

A recent article on the MSNBC website entitled More Couples Seeking Kinder, Gentler Divorces reports on an interesting study which compares the costs involved in mediated, collaborative and litigated divorces. The study was prepared by the Boston Law Collaborative and analyzed 199 ...