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We are pleased to announce that Brett E. Jones, Esq. of Lazar & Schwartz has been elected to Co-Chair the Executive Committee of the Hudson Valley Collaborative Divorce and Dispute Resolution Association for 2016-2017. In her capacity as Co-Chair, she ...

HELP IS AS NEAR AS YOUR LAPTOP Whether you are currently going through a divorce or the divorce is now done, holidays and holiday memories, often involving family traditions, can stir up many mixed emotions. Can it ever be happy ...

Lazar & Schwartz lawyers Brett E. Jones and Kathryn S. Lazar spoke to regional representatives of MassMutual Financial Group, sharing their experience and insights about the connections and interplay between divorce and financial planners for those considering divorce, where the ...

DON’T RELY ON YOUR FRIEND’S EXPERIENCE: THERE HAVE BEEN BIG CHANGES IN NY SUPPORT LAWS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS After years of argument and debate, over the course of the last few years, the NY Legislature changed the divorce ...

A recent article on the MSNBC website entitled More Couples Seeking Kinder, Gentler Divorces reports on an interesting study which compares the costs involved in mediated, collaborative and litigated divorces. The study was prepared by the Boston Law Collaborative and analyzed 199 ...

Collaborative Law Alliance of New Hampshire Presents INTRODUCTORY INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE PRACTICE TRAINING For lawyers, financial professionals and mental health professionals Friday June 6 & Saturday June 7, 2014 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m Manchester, New Hampshire What is Collaborative Practice? Collaborative Practice ...

The International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners is having its annual meeting in San Antonio this October, and has selected Kathryn to present an advanced workshop called “Creativity Through Comparative Law”.  One of the distinctive features of collaborative divorce is that ...

Hudson Valley Collaborative Divorce and Dispute Resolution Association Receives “Psychologically Healthy” Organizational Award, May 5, 2012 DUTCHESS COUNTY, NY- The Hudson Valley Collaborative Divorce and Dispute Resolution Association (HVCDDRA) is to be honored with the Hudson Valley Psychological Association’s Award in the ...

A Collaborative Divorce allows the parties to draw upon the expertise of various professionals trained to help them arrive at solutions which promote their long term best interest. For any attorney, mental health professional, or financial specialist who is considering ...