Month: September 2022

September 2022

Divorce Mediation for Business Owners

September 27, 2022 / Divorce Made Simple, Divorce Tips, Legal Process

At Koenig|Dunne, we know that divorce is one of the most challenging and stressful times of your life, regardless of the circumstances. For business owners, facing a divorce can seem even more challenging. Many business owners are worried about the impact the divorce will have on their business, or if their business will survive the divorce at all. Going through a contested, litigated business divorce may negatively impact the business, as the divorcing owners’ time, attention, and energy is pulled away from work to tend to meetings with lawyers, experts, and court hearings that can last months (to years). That

The Benefits of Divorce Mediation – Part II

September 20, 2022 / Divorce Made Simple

Divorce mediation is a cooperative and voluntary process for people to reach resolution of their divorce case outside of court. In Part I of this blog series, we discussed several benefits of divorce mediation, which include putting your children first, a quicker divorce process, a more affordable and cost-effective method of divorce, and retaining control of your divorce case. For couples interested in divorce mediation, there are additional benefits of this process: Reduces Conflict While no divorce is easy, the divorce mediation process generates much less conflict than contested litigation. The divorce attorney-mediator is specially trained to minimize conflict between

The Benefits of Divorce Mediation- Part 1

September 13, 2022 / Divorce Made Simple, Divorce Tips, Legal Process

When facing divorce, there are many factors to consider, and no two divorces are the same. For spouses interested in a mediated divorce, you will focus on achieving a fair and equitable settlement through the mediation process. You will work with a neutral third-party mediator to reach a mutually acceptable and sustainable resolution without court intervention. For many spouses, the divorce mediation process has benefits over the traditional litigated divorce process, including: Puts Children First Divorce mediation does not focus on tearing one parent down to build the other one up. Both parents come to the table to work with

Beautiful View

September 9, 2022 / NEXT: An Empowerment Series

I peeked in and saw her framed diplomas sat stacked, patiently awaiting to be hung. I felt a slight wave of nostalgia as I looked floor to ceiling around the office that star litigator Lindsay was about to make her own. 22 years ago that room first became mine. She would be the fourth of us to call it hers. In 2000, after 17 years of working in humble suites across the street from the courthouse, the firm made its big move to Little Bohemia. That same season, my husband John got his diagnosis. After years of him defying the