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Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Modern Divorce podcast, a growing group of social media sleuths begin forming, drawn in by the mysterious disappearance of a young mother and her baby in Mesa , AZ, after a contentious divorce.  Destinee Mack, who describes herself on Twitter as a wife, mom and random altruist, was the unexpected center of the unexpected band of 12,000 online strangers who c...

Send us Fan Mail In this first part of a 5-part series, the Modern Divorce Podcast does a deep dive into the tangled events of a divorce gone bad between two young parents.  The infant son of a young father, Jacob Gouchenour, along with the baby's mother, Madeline Jones, disappear on a June day in Mesa, Arizona not long after a family law judge orders that the two parents share parenting time...

Send us Fan Mail Think you're going to split everything down the middle in your divorce because you're in a community property state? Not so fast. There might be trouble ahead. In this episode of the Modern Divorce podcast, host Billie Tarascio talks with Modern Law "Godfather" Don Colburn who shares the inside scoop for what you need to know when splitting up your stuff in a c...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to breaking up, divorce attorneys have pretty much seen it all. They have heard all kinds of 'blush-worthy' personal details and relationship issues that have prompted breakups, divorces and legal mayhem; so wouldn't it make sense to tap that info for some great advice? In this episode of the Modern Divorce Podcast, your host Billie Tarascio talks with...

Send us Fan Mail When Sarahanne was growing up, her future as a wife and mother was already decided for her. It was part of her family life as a child, and it's something she embraced as an adult. But when her marriage fell apart after more than 20 years, she found herself without a home, and without the support of her beloved church. In this heartbreaking episode of Modern Divorce, host Bill...

Send us Fan Mail TedX Speaker Shawn Bradford (Thank You Divorce) talks with Modern Divorce podcast host Billie Tarascio in this insightful episode about minding your most important relationships and how to avoid forcing intimacy in a new relationship, or out of habit. Surprise, it could be you who's pushing things, says Bradford, who gives a roadmap for figuring out the issues - something she...

Send us Fan Mail Going through a divorce is one of the most gut-wrenching, horrible things one can experience. It often leaves people bitter, unhappy, and awash in toxic emotions. Wouldn't it be great if there was something we could do to fix that? There is. In this episode, you'll find welcome relief when Modern Law's host Billie Tarascio talks with Dr. Happiness, Elia Gourgouris,...

Send us Fan Mail What is a behaviorist and how can it help you survive as a single parent? In this episode of the Modern Divorce Podcast, host Billie Tarascio introduces us to Kimball Lewis, whose website empoweringparents.com is filled with tips and tools for helping parents deal with the challenges of raising a child. You need a plan to help survive the trials you'll experience as a single...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Modern Divorce Podcast, Billie Tarascio takes the mic on her own to lay out the important hard truth of why women get less in divorce, why so many women accept this as normal, and why the law won't help you if you don't take steps beforehand stop it.  It's a subject that she sees come up too many times in her own law practice, and it leaves he...

Send us Fan Mail Would it be possible to lower the cost of divorce and keep the divorcing parties from attacking each other?  Turns out, yes, it's possible, with collaborative law. In this episode of the Modern Divorce Podcast, family law attorney Billie Tarascio talks with her Modern Law colleague, Christopher Torrenzano, who explains how the collaborative process works in divorce, when you...

Send us Fan Mail Do you have the right to an attorney? Do you really need one, and can you speak for yourself in court? These and other questions about when and how to deploy an attorney - and when you absolutely MUST have an attorney are the topics of this episode of the Modern Divorce Podcast. Modern Law family law attorneys Billie Tarascio and Ryan Claridge go into depth with suggestions about...

Send us Fan Mail If one spouse owns a business and the other works with it, then what happens when they split up? Or if both own it and one has to leave - suddenly without a job and an income? So many questions are answered in this important podcast featuring Modern Divorce Host Billie Tarascio and Arizona attorney Darin Colburn who pick apart the strategies and possibilities when valuing and spli...

Send us Fan Mail Getting divorced at any time is personal challenge, but after many years with a spouse, it's about finding out who you really are, and how you approach the world as a solo person. This episode of the Modern Divorce Podcast is a good-for-the-soul exploration of the things that happen when two people divorce following a longterm marriage and how to rebuild one's personal l...

Send us Fan Mail Maybe it was your teenager getting out of line, and an unfortunate shoving match ensued. Maybe it was you leaving the kids home alone when your ex thought it was too dangerous. Or maybe it was a parent possibly using drugs and another relative calls to make a report. All of these scenarios may prompt the state Department of Child Services to get involved, which may throw you or so...

Send us Fan Mail Moving in together seems simple, right? Until someone moves out,  that someone claims the rights that belong to "cohabitating partners" in that state. In this episode, Modern Divorce's Billie Tarascio and Washington Family Law Attorney Michelle Dellino compare the high impact differences between splitting up in one state versus another. Prepare to hear some critical...

Send us Fan Mail For anyone who has a child who is in danger - either emotionally or physically - when they are with a co-parent, this podcast episode of Modern Divorce, will give you the roadmap for when to file with the court for help. Modern Law Family law attorneys Billie Tarascio and Ryan Claridge talk about the different ways such requests with the court can play out, and whether to file in...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a couple splits up and there's important - and valuable - personal property to divide? Can he keep the beat up, albeit classic car in the garage? Can she keep those paintings her great grandma collected? Well, that all depends on the value of those things. Getting a good valuation and a catalog of all the personal belongings of a couple can put an end to qui...

Send us Fan Mail Let's say you split up from your spouse and move to another state. When it comes time to divorce, do you know where to file? It can make a huge difference in the outcome, says  Arizona family law attorney Billie Tarascio of Modern Law , and Texas family law attorney Brian Walters of Walters Gilbreath PLLC. In this episode, you'll learn the sort of differences that can ch...

Send us Fan Mail In this Modern Divorce podcast, host Billie Tarascio talks with Shanna Tingom, a Certified Divorce Financial Planner, who specializes in helping plan the financial aspects of a divorce by developing a plan. While an attorney can navigate the legal aspects of divorce, the CDFA can create the financial plan to get through the divorce so that you are best positioned to survive and th...

Send us Fan Mail In this Modern Divorce podcast, Arizona family law attorney  Billie Tarascio and Virginia family law attorney Devon Slovensky break down the elements that you need to take into account when deciding whether to sell the family house and start new elsewhere - or if you can keep the house during and after the divorce process. Each state has its different rules, but the same emotional...

Send us Fan Mail Pop artist Britney Spears, at 39,  is still not in charge of her own life. The #FreeBritney movement, spurred further by a New York Times documentary airing on Hulu, looks at why she is still enduring a court-sanctioned conservatorship managed by her father, and whether her adult rights are being unfairly or criminally curtailed. In this fascinating episode of the Modern Divorce p...

Send us Fan Mail In this fascinating episode of the Modern Divorce Podcast, host Billie Tarascio talks with Dana Lam, founder of the Surprise Date Challenge on how to save a marriage from divorce with some simple steps that anyone can do. The conversation also covers when you'll know if it's "over," and Dana's own rocky path to understanding these steps after suffering a d...

Send us Fan Mail When a professional person who runs a business, like a dentist, doctor, lawyer, or accountant, is in a divorce, the "goodwill" value of that business and professional value can be a key sticking point. Professional business valuations can be thousands of dollars different depending on how, and who, does the valuations. In this episode, Modern Law Attorney Billie Tarascio...

Send us Fan Mail Spousal maintenance - what used to be called alimony - can be a key negotiating point in a divorce. In this episode of the Modern Divorce Podcast, Family Law Attorney Billie Tarascio talks with Ryan Claridge, a Modern Law attorney, who talks about the strategies involved when it comes time to asking for spousal maintenance.  It's not a divorce penalty, Ryan says, but it is a...

Send us Fan Mail In this Modern Divorce Podcast, we do a deep dive into the common issues that come up for divorced parents who are jointly raising children. And there are problems aplenty - which can sometimes be solved beforehand in a well drafted parenting plan. What if mom doesn't want the kiddos to have cell phones because they aren't doing their school work? But dad disagrees becau...