One of the things I value most about my law practice is the way my work appeals both to my analytical and creative sides. As a family law attorney, I use my aptitude for language and my knowledge of ...

Parties unfamiliar with the legal system shudder at the thought of seeing their life in its most personal context, displayed on a witness stand before a judge and a courtroom full of peering ...

In family law, collaborative practice is the legal process allowing the participants to work with collaboratively trained professionals to achieve the best outcome for themselves and their children.

Last month, Womble Bond Dickinson launched “Doing Well by Doing Good,” a thought leadership series focused on ways in which environmental and social governance impact business. The following article ...

One morning seven years ago, Tammy's* husband Scott* came home from his regular Sunday morning bike ride. He was heading for the coffee but wondered if his wife of more than 20 years might like a cup ...

When a couple is divorcing, the last thing they need is to be embroiled in a bitter court battle that could take years, and a lot of money, to resolve. One way to avoid that is for couples to agree to ...

Separation and divorce is a traumatic enough experience for any family to go through. But when you add in the difficult process of settling the details of who gets what, the emotional pressure can ...

South Florida is famously litigious, but a new family law firm in the region aims to use a recently established form of alternative dispute resolution to resolve family matters outside the courtroom.

Mississippi became the 25th state this year to adopt rules of collaborative law, which allows people to sit together at the table to work through their differences in hopes of avoiding what could ...