Planning a successful garden is a lot like planning a successful Divorce.

One summer day several years ago I decided to rip out the bonsai bushes in my front yard. I didn’t know what I wanted to replace them – I just knew they had to go. (And you can see why.) So I  started hacking away. As soon as they were gone, I went to the garden center and bought a bunch of pretty, … Read More

Plan for the Best Divorce Possible

It’s Springtime in the Rockies – that means snow one day and 90° temps the next. When the days start to get longer, and the daffodils start to bloom I want to start working in my garden. While contemplating life, at the Denver Botanic Gardens last week, I thought about the similarities between divorce and gardening.  No really, hear me out…

For planning a successful divorce as in planning
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Set Your Priorities

Someone told me recently, “There are no excuses or even reasons – just priorities.” He said he knew 3 things that I would do tomorrow no matter what. hmm OK – what are they? He said “I know tomorrow you will

  • Eat
  • Digest
  • Go to the bathroom “

He’s right. I always make time for those 3 things even if I don’t make time for anything else. Granted, I don’t have to … Read More

Top 3 Divorce Settlement Mistakes

After the decree is final it’s too late to change the divorce settlement.  Please let me help you make smart choices based on good information. These are the top 3 mistakes you want to avoid:

#3 – The settlement doesn’t take the tax impact into effect!

Really? We all know that Uncle Sam will take as much as he can get. DO NOT agree to a divorce settlement without knowing … Read More

Top 5 Ways to Save Money During Divorce

Top 5 Ways to Save Money During Divorce

Couples who can work together in their divorce can save big on legal fees. Any money you save on legal fees is money you may get to keep.

  1. Don’t use your attorney as the channel for communication. Use your attorney for understanding the law and how it applies in your case. An attorney is too expensive to use for figuring out who is going to pick the
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