Michael Heath
DIVORCE BLOG
How to end your marriage without going to court... it's all in the book, The Courtless Divorce, and supplemental articles by author Michael Heath in this blog.
October 3, 2024
Divorced Parents Can Take the Fear Out of Their Children’s Halloween by Michael Heath The All Hallows Eve holiday of costumes and trick-or-treating may seem unimportant […]
September 26, 2024
Celebrating One’s Independence Day by Michael Heath A relatively recent cultural trend has been in recognizing a marriage’s end by throwing a party. This salute to […]
September 19, 2024
Convincing a Spouse to Mediate by Michael Heath A marriage may need to end but how it is brought to dissolution can affect both spouses for […]
September 12, 2024
One of the Ways to End a Marriage Without Litigating by Michael Heath Everyone knows what traditional divorce is. Spouses hire lawyers to fight for them […]
September 4, 2024
Getting Exactly What You Don’t Pay For by Michael Heath “Free” anything is often tempting. Who doesn’t like being rewarded with a gift or belonging to […]
August 8, 2024
Divorcing Without a Lawyer Is a Slippery Slope by Michael Heath Pro se is Latin for “by itself.” Used in law, it means to represent oneself. […]
August 2, 2024
Using Private Meetings to Help Achieve a Breakthrough by Michael Heath It is not uncommon for divorce mediation negotiations to grind to a halt. Maybe tempers […]
July 25, 2024
Seeking Solutions Together for Positive Results by Michael Heath Mother Theresa was invited to participate in an anti-war demonstration. The world-famous Catholic nun declined the request, […]
June 25, 2024
by Michael Heath The Netflix-distributed movie Marriage Story is enmeshed in the subject of divorce and all its unnecessary cost and ugliness. The main characters, Charlie […]
June 13, 2024
Gray Divorce Impacts the Whole Family by Michael Heath Many studies have been conducted on the effects of failed marriages on young children and teenagers. Whole […]
June 8, 2024
Knowing What Drives Up Costs When Ending a Marriage Through Litigation by Michael Heath When a marriage falls apart it is most common for a spouse […]
May 30, 2024
Understanding the Drawbacks of Forgoing Divorce Litigation by Michael Heath Ending a marriage through courtless divorce certainly has advantages. When couples reach a divorce agreement prior […]
December 12, 2024
Courtless Divorce Is Not an Approach That Encourages Ending a Marriage by Michael Heath Divorce is never easy and should not be. Committing to a lifetime […]
December 5, 2024
Beginning the Breakup Prior to the New Year by Michael Heath Some have labeled January as “divorce month” since it is taken for granted that many […]
November 28, 2024
Divorcing Parents Must Avoid Wanting Their Kids to Choose Between Mom and Dad by Michael Heath Divorce is an emotional event that often causes spouses to […]
November 21, 2024
by guest blogger: Jack Norton Life’s journey is a tapestry woven with phases, and one of the most pivotal moments is the mid-life crisis. While it […]
November 13, 2024
Using Videoconferencing for Collaborative Divorce and Mediation by Michael Heath Videoconferencing was first introduced by AT&T at the 1968 World’s Fair in New York. That clunky, […]
November 7, 2024
Make the Eleventh Month a Time to Evaluate What You Say Yes To by Michael Heath I once had a boss named Ron Pramschufer (God rest […]
October 31, 2024
Greater Confidentiality is One Benefit of Eschewing Marriage-Ending Litigation by Michael Heath Mediation and collaborative divorce are attractive ways to end a marriage since they cost […]
October 16, 2024
Suffering in Broken-Marriage Silence by Michael Heath A mediator tells a humorous story of a mediation session where a couple referred to the meeting as divorce […]
October 10, 2024
Annulment: Ending What Never Was Legal Recourse When a Marriage is Not Legally Valid by Michael Heath An annulment is a declaration that a marriage was […]