Even a productive and long-lived marriage can end in divorce. Just ask Jane Seymour and James Keach. The celebrity couple, known for their acting roles and producing, were married for 22 years and separated in 2013. At the end of 2015, Seymour and Keach filed a divorce settlement splitting the assets accumulated over the span of their marriage 50/50. Continue reading →
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How to Meet your Resolutions Without Breaking the Bank: A New Year, a New You, and a New Start in the Triad – Part 2 of 2
By Diana Westrick, Legal Assistant, Woodruff Family Law GroupPart Two
Now that you read through yesterday’s Part One of frugally meeting your resolutions, it is time to introduce two more traditional New Year goals. With the help of inspiration from Eva Longoria and Martha Stewart, the resources listed below will be your beginning guide. Continue reading →
How to Meet Your Resolutions without Breaking the Bank: A New Year, a New You, and a New Start in the Triad – Part 1 of 2
By Diana Westrick, Legal Assistant, Woodruff Family Law GroupPart One
We have all heard it before: January 1st represents a blank slate; you can now accomplish everything you put off last year, and the year before, and the year before that. That small voice in your head is convincing you that this year will be different; this time, you will truly make a change. Continue reading →
Part II: Holiday Survival Tips for Divorced Parents
Holiday Survival Tips for Divorced Parents
Part II: Holiday Don’ts
by Carolyn Woodruff
Holiday Survival Tips for Divorced Parents: Part 1
Holiday Survival Tips for Divorced Parents
Part I: Holiday Do’s
by Carolyn Woodruff
Today’s Divorce Climate: The Ex-Spouse is a Spy
1. Change your email address and password when you begin your family law case. Change your computer and cell phone, if possible. Electronic devices, computers, and cell phones can be serious “leaks” of information and strategy in your case.
Russian Diaries: June 9, 2015 at the Kremlin Palace: the Mouse is Out of the Box!!!
This day, June 9, was one of the most interesting days of my life. Alosha and I were set to perform at the Kremlin Palace, in Star Duo—a one day show similar to Dance Legends in New York City. Dwight and I planned nothing else for the day as it would be full of getting ready for the show. Continue reading →
An Open Letter to Shermikia Lemon on Success: Magic of Reinvention
I look at success as achievement of goals at three points in time. Time is the magic gift that we all have, and we must use time wisely. There is success at the current moment and being in the now. There is success for intermediate goals, perhaps those to be accomplished this year. Then there are those long-term goals of continuing to reinvent me and adapt to the changing world. Continue reading →
Russian Diaries June 7, 2015: Arrival in Moscow
By: Carolyn Woodruff, JD, CPA, CVAWe have an uneventful Delta flight from Kennedy Airport leaving around 4:30 PM in New York (KJFK) to Moscow (KSVO) arriving around 9 AM. Dwight Ensley (my husband), Alosha and I are greeted at the Moscow Airport by Arina Demina, soon to be a Russian lawyer and to be our guide for the week. She is holding pink hydrangeas and roses, which she gives to me. Arina welcomes Alosha and me as Dance Legends. There are 4600 miles between us and New York City and a seven-hour time difference. I hope this week to explore many legal issues related to family law, as surely there is a solution for the children of the world and state interference with families and children. Continue reading →
Middle Aged Guy’s Date Wardrobe for Summer 2015
By Carolyn J. Woodruff, JD, CPA, CVAToday, let’s deal with the “date” wardrobe you should build over time (depending on your budget). This wardrobe selection is for Summer 2015 for dinners out, movies, theater, concerts and similar activities.
Find your own look and make it your own. Be creative. It will make you feel good about yourself. Be your own person and have your own identity. Here are some suggestions: Continue reading →
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