Discretion and Privacy - Keeping your High Profile Divorce Private

Discretion and Privacy – Keeping your High Profile Divorce Private

Finding an experienced lawyer to handle your divorce is crucial to ensure the best possible outcome, it’s also important when it comes to privacy and discretion. Executive, celebrity, athlete or other high profile divorces present unique challenges and require a level of discretion that can seem impossible. How do you manage the media while managing a strenuous relationship and conducting business with the courts?

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DAWN Donates To Detroit Dog Rescue

We made a donation to Detroit Dog Rescue today.  It’s a great charity for animals in need.  This is what they had to say.  Please visit their Facebook and donate as well!

“A big thank you to D.A.W.N in Bingham Farms, MI for your generous contribution to Detroit Dog Rescue!

D.A.W.N- Divorce Attorneys For Women focuses on protecting women’s rights in times of need and they’re huge dog lovers too! You can learn more about them at WomensRights.com

Making a tax-deductible gift to Detroit Dog Rescue is a great way to give back at the end of the year. Need ideas to get your office involved? We can help! Giving trees, Jeans Day, and raffling prime parking spaces, are all ways firms have rallied together for DDR. Need more information on charitable giving? Email us anytime at KristinaDDR@gmail.com”

David Caplan and Matthew Caplan Recognized As Top Attorneys Of North America

David Caplan and Matthew Caplan Recognized As Top Attorneys Of North America

It’s been brought to our attention that two of our attorney’s here at DAWN have been recognized by TOP ATTORNEYS OF NORTH AMERICA.  Both David Caplan and Matthew Caplan were singled out and recognized.  Narrowed down to a select few in the 2016-2017 year both of these attorneys were picked for exemplary accomplishments this year and throughout their career.  It’s just another testimonial to the expert services given at our practice.
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‘Scary Mommy’ Tells How She Broke Her Divorce News To Her Kids

People get divorced for so many different reasons, and each reason is very personal, but that does not mean you are alone.  Even the very popular internet phenomenon Jill Smokler, who runs the website “Scary Mommy” has recently called it quits with her husband after 17 years of marriage.  In this interview on Today.com she gives a tell all of exactly what happened and more importantly how she revealed the information to hear children, which is probably one of the most difficult experiences we mother’s face in divorce.

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7 Things To Never Do After A Divorce

7 Things To Never Do After A Divorce

Divorce can be one of the most traumatic experiences a person can go through.  Most people get married with the intentions of forever after, so when that ideal ends it’s difficult to remain objective or unemotional about your actions.  Divorce is complicated and involves many different issues and your behavior before, during, and after your divorce will determine how smoothly you will transition during your divorce and recover afterward.  For every poor decision you make in the early days of the break-up you will pay a price that will only enlarge exponentially if you don’t make a real effort to make the right choices during this difficult time.  There was a great article on “Today” with 7 Things You Shouldn’t Do After A Divorce.  Read them, write them down, and do your best to absorb them.

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Reactions to Divorce

Reactions to Divorce

Reactions to divorce are not always predictable.  There are so many things to consider in terms of preparing for the reactions children may have to the news of divorce in their family. Parents should be cognizant of several things, including where, when, and how to tell children the news of the parents’ divorce.

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Divorce and Children: Effective Ways To Talk To Your Kids

Divorce and Children: Effective Ways To Talk To Your Kids

Divorce and children?  There are effective ways to talk to your kids.  There’s no doubt that divorce can be a life trauma for children. In most cases they are resistant, angry, fearful and anxious about how the divorce will effect them and change their lives.

For parents, it’s a time to master the art of good parent/child communication so you can reinforce and rebuild trust, security and confidence that things will be okay again – despite the changes inflicted by your divorce.

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Take Time for Me Time

While it is easy enough to keep working all the time, and creating excuses as to why you “have to” forge on, making time for your personal life is equally important. The reason? Because it not only gives you a chance to recharge and perform better, but it’s necessary for good health, too.

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August 2020 Getting Back to Work After A Divorce

Getting Back to Work After A Divorce

Getting back to work after a divorce can be a challenge.  If your divorce has drastically changed your life and finances getting a job can not only help you get back on your feet financially, but it can also improve your mental health by giving you something less stressful to focus on.

Deciding on the type of job you want is the first thing you should do to help you transition into the job market. If you urgently need money, look at the jobs you have done in your past since your experience can give you an edge over other applicants. If money is not a big problem, you can look into your future and choose a job that you have always wanted to do.

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