Blog Posts in September, 2022 Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 30-Sep-2022 Who Gets What in a Divorce? Equitable Distribution! As a divorce attorney and mediator for over 35 years, I have been guiding many spouses successfully on the path to divorce. The more educated you are about divorce, the better decisions you can make. I receive all kinds of questions about support, ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 28-Sep-2022 Unhappy With Your Divorce Attorney? Get a Second Opinion! I receive calls all the time from spouses who are not happy with the non-performance of their divorce attorney. Some of them feel their lawyer doesn’t know what he/she is doing, and others never hear from their attorney and have no idea ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 26-Sep-2022 Attorney Lois Brenner's Divorce Checklist! Divorce is messy, sad and often painful. It affects every aspect of your life. Asking questions important to you during your initial consultation with a divorce attorney/mediator is key to navigating your path to a successful divorce and hiring the ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 23-Sep-2022 Need Help Divorcing Your Abusive Wife? When we think of spousal abuse we often hear the wife is being abused, but men get abused too! I have worked with a few men in the last year who all found themselves in very emotionally abusive relationships with their wives. The abuse then ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 21-Sep-2022 Don't Sign That Prenuptial Agreement Until... You have a skilled family law attorney review what you are signing. You must protect yourself and get what you are entitled to in the event of a divorce. As a seasoned family law attorney and prenuptial agreement specialist with over 35 years ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 19-Sep-2022 I Can Help You Tell Your Spouse You Want a Divorce! One of the housewives of a well known franchise called me to ask for my help on how to tell her spouse she wanted a divorce. Her husband had grown distant. He was barely holding a job anymore and spent no time with the children. He was drinking a lot ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 16-Sep-2022 Do You Need Help Divorcing a Paranoid Spouse? I received a phone call a few months ago from a very upset husband asking for help. Greg shared with me the story of his wife whom he loved very much but he didn’t know how to help her or what to do. The couple had been married 16 years and had ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 14-Sep-2022 Do You Have Questions About Child Support? The role of parents is to provide love, care and stability for their children. When parents decide to divorce, children are often the first to suffer. Sometimes children get lost in the complicated procedures of custody and visitation. Children sense ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 12-Sep-2022 Did You Know You Don't Need an Attorney to Get Divorced? We’ve all heard the horror stories from friends, newspapers, blogs and tabloids. The typical divorce can be a nightmare, and everybody loses. Except, maybe, the divorce attorneys, who get paid for their time while divorcing couples fight over ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 9-Sep-2022 Need Help Divorcing a Spouse With a Personality Disorder? If you do, I have some unique, successful, legal and psychological strategies that can help! Is it hard to remember a time when your marriage was happy and you and your spouse were in-sync? Now it seems all you do is live in drama, there is lots of ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 7-Sep-2022 Time for Back to School! Need Help Revising Your Visitation Schedule/ Parenting Plan? Yes, it’s that time of year again—it’s back to school. Revising school year schedules is a must for many parents and in particular for divorcing or divorced parents. In one of my “divorce story” blog posts, I briefly ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 6-Sep-2022 Did Your Spouse Just Tell You They Want a Divorce? Do you feel shocked? Angry? Sick? Scared? It is not unusual for a spouse to hear with no warning from the other that they want a divorce. This is painful and can be overwhelming. I receive calls, sometimes on Mondays or after a holiday weekend from ... Continue Reading Posted By Lois M. Brenner, Esq. 2-Sep-2022 If You Are Divorcing You Need to Get Your Estate in Order! Divorce is really messy. It’s an extremely difficult time emotionally. As a seasoned psychologically-trained divorce attorney and mediator, I work with divorcing couples all the time who share their sadness, confusion, anxiety and unhappiness ... Continue Reading