This can be tough to discern when it’s being used as a coercive tactic, because divorce has some very real deadlines as well. [1-3] If you’re trying to negotiate a divorce settlement in anticipation of making an initial Filing that… Continue Reading…
August 24, 2019
In the early 1980s, most of my consulting work was as what’s commonly called an “executive coach,” and in organizational design. The latter fundmantally means studying interactions between two or more individuals and developing means by which they can best… Continue Reading…
September 3, 2009
Every so often, someone suggests to me that “the Christian approach to divorce” is inherently negotiation from a position of weakness. They cite Luke 6:29-30 in particular. “If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also…. Continue Reading…
August 19, 2009
Among other things, marriage is a legal contract. Supporting documentation of this is kept by the government. The validity of a marriage in our society is defined by the government. And the government has a necessary and proper role in… Continue Reading…
November 8, 2004
With a spread titled, “Let’$ Make a Deal,” the latest Psychology Today asks: “Does a prenuptial agreement sow the seeds of divorce or provide a crash course in conflict resolution?” [1] Nice postscript to my November 3 blog. It’s a… Continue Reading…
November 3, 2004
Halloween may be over, but prenuptial agreements never seem to go out of style when it comes to sending re-marriage chills down the spine. Three years ago this topic was hotly debated in a support group I was leading. We… Continue Reading…