DIVORCE NEGOTIATION SECRET NUMBER 5: The Power of Trust

As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him.—Mahatma Gandhi Today’s is…

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DIVORCE NEGOTIATION SECRET NUMBER FOUR: Avoiding the “A” Bomb

Thomas Ferreira here for this installment of my five secrets to successful divorce negotiation. Today I want to talk about…

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DIVORCE NEGOTIATION SECRET NUMBER THREE: The Curiosity Stance

Thomas Ferreira here with the third secret to successful divorce negotiations.  I call it the “curiosity stance”. How many of…

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FIVE SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATION. Secret 2: Converting Positions to Interests

Thomas Ferreira, divorce lawyer and mediator in Carlsbad, California here.  Alchemy is the fabled art of turning base metals into…

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HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT ATTORNEY (IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK).

The usual attorney sales pitch starts and ends with the attorney’s credentials, the attorney’s education and attorney’s accomplishments.  It proceeds…

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SECRET NUMBER TWO FOR AN AMICABLE DIVORCE: HAVE THE CONVERSATION

How many of you read the title to this post and thought “impossible?”  or “How do I have a conversation…

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FIRST OF FOUR SECRETS TO AN AMICABLE DIVORCE: Don’t Be A Hater.

Have you ever wished that your divorce case could be amicable?  That you could cut through the BS and the…

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