In a time when you may be feeling the powerful negative emotions of jealousy, hurt, anger, fear and financial insecurity “taking the high road” in your divorce process and putting your own best foot forward can be challenging. Here are a few thoughts to keep in mind as you are trying to do your best in this time of …
Filing taxes in the middle of a divorce
It’s the fourth quarter of the year, and if you are working on finalizing a divorce settlement, in addition to what may be tough conversations about how to do the holiday season in a newly restructured family, it’s also worthwhile to think about taxes. Your marital status on December 31 st determines whether your tax filing status will be married …
Susan Amato at the Missouri Bar Family Law Conference
Susan was proud to present at the Missouri Bar Family Law Conference on Impasse Breaking Strategies in Mediation, along with our colleagues Cynthia Garnholz, J.D. and Nicole Pace, LCSW.
Sesame Street and Dealing with Divorce
Did you know our friends at Sesame Street have online resources and activities to help kids deal with divorce?
Mediation Step One – Gather the Information:
Your mediator should require each of you to bring to the mediation complete documentation of all your assets, debts, income and expenses.
What Does Child Support Cover?
If you are paying or receiving child support, you may wonder what it should be used for and whether there are other expenses of your child that are required to be paid beyond the regular monthly support payment.
Non-Adversarial Divorce
Unlike divorce litigation, a non-adversarial divorce requires the commitment of both of you to work towards an agreement outside of the courtroom.
Talking to Kids About Divorce
Do you and your soon to be ex-spouse know how to talk to you kids about a pending divorce?
Co-Parenting During the Holidays
Holidays, for children of divorce, are just plain hard. The holiday season can remind them that their family is divided, and they may feel they are being pulled in every direction. Consider these holiday co-parenting tips from Kids in the Middle to make the season bright for your kids: Co-Parenting Tips for the Holidays Have questions or need more help? …
Best Lawyers 2018
Check out Susan Amato in St. Louis Magazine’s Best Lawyers of 2018! St. Louis Magazine Best Lawyers 2018










