by Karin Quirk | Jul 29, 2022 | Amicable Divorce, Attorney, Divorce, Divorce Stories
What does a divorce attorney do? Recently, as I was talking to a client about an upcoming mediation, he said, “…wow, that doesn’t sound like what I’ve seen on television.” I have also seen someone post that divorce attorneys fill out forms. We do more than fill out...
by Karin Quirk | Mar 1, 2021 | Divorce, Divorce Stories, Uncategorized
The lessons learned from this story: Listen to your lawyer about the value of your case; just because you married the owner, it does not become community property and don’t remodel a house that isn’t yours. Dave loved to remodel houses. He loved high-quality...
by Karin Quirk | Mar 5, 2020 | Divorce, Divorce Stories
COOPERATIVE DIVORCE I am often asked what to do if a spouse is not behaving as a grownup. Does this mean the case has to become contested and ugly? Not necessarily. There are a number of strategies that have worked with my clients. If my client can be the grownup we...
by Karin Quirk | Nov 25, 2018 | Amicable Divorce, Attorney, Divorce, Divorce Stories
I have been making it my mission to change the way people think about divorce. I truly believe in empowering couples to dissolve their marriage in a respectful cooperative way without going to court. Most people find going to court for their family law cases to be a...
by Karin Quirk | Jul 27, 2018 | Divorce, Divorce Stories
Can you preserve a family business even though the principals are dissolving their marriage? While it can be a challenge to dissolve a marriage and preserve a family business, it can be done and often is in the best interest of not only the parties but the employees,...
by Karin Quirk | Jul 13, 2018 | Divorce, Divorce Stories
This is a collection of random thoughts and observations. Questions are welcome for future posts. You may want to check out the page “Thoughts about Divorce” for a collection of previous posts that I have written over the years. Many of these started...