by Karin Quirk | Aug 10, 2018 | Divorce
Sometimes Facebook has a game where it shows you your most often used words as a digital image depending on size. If such a game existed for my conversation with clients, the word or phrase that would be the largest up front and center would be IT DEPENDS. How much...
by Karin Quirk | Aug 3, 2018 | Divorce, Uncategorized
WALKING ON EGGSHELLS. The absolutely most common reason I hear is “I feel like I’m walking on eggshells. Nothing I do is right.” It is really difficult to live under constant criticism. As the individual’s self-esteem is lowered by their partner, they are...
by Karin Quirk | Jul 27, 2018 | Divorce, Divorce Stories
Can you preserve a family business even though the principals are dissolving their marriage? While it can be a challenge to dissolve a marriage and preserve a family business, it can be done and often is in the best interest of not only the parties but the employees,...
by Karin Quirk | Jul 13, 2018 | Divorce, Divorce Stories
This is a collection of random thoughts and observations. Questions are welcome for future posts. You may want to check out the page “Thoughts about Divorce” for a collection of previous posts that I have written over the years. Many of these started...
by Karin Quirk | Jul 6, 2018 | Divorce, Divorce Stories
Getting served divorce papers must be right up there with the worst day of your life. The papers are very official looking and in your shock completely incomprehensible. The cover is a Summons that extols you to respond within a certain number of days. What to do?...
by Karin Quirk | Jun 29, 2018 | Divorce
The major benefit of a cooperative divorce with children is that the parents work together on a parenting plan that is in the best interests of the children without court intervention. However, sometimes it is necessary to involve the court....