Laurie Israel is also a featured writer on a number of websites, including www.mediate.com, www.lifetwo.com, and www.divorcenet.com

Current Articles

• "25 Secrets to a Great Marriage" From her experiences as a divorce lawyer and marital mediator, Laurie provides insightful, common sense wisdom to help strengthen and maintain your marriage and appreciate your spouse.
• "How To Save Your Marriage: How A Divorce Lawyer Can Help" Why a good divorce lawyer will give you a clear picture of what divorce means financially, and how it is often possible to rebuild good feelings in a marriage instead.
• "Mediation To Stay Married: A Technique With Promise" Married people are often unsure how to go about accessing the resources they need to sustain their partnership. In this article, Laurie Israel gives couples a few possible starting points.
• "Fogg v Fogg" Read case summary
• "5 Realities About Prenuptial Agreements" Why Having One May Be a Bad Choice For Your Marriage
• "Taking the War Out of Our Words" So much of conflict is escalated by poor word choice, which increases defensiveness. In this article, Laurie Israel reviews and reflects on Sharon Strand Ellison's book, "Taking the War Out of Our Words", in which Ellison describes a "revolutionary and disarming" approach to communication — a practice that works in all areas of life.
• "Yours, Mine and Ours: Strengthening Marriages With Financial Agreements" Prenuptial agreements, estate planning including the use of trusts, and the emerging field of postnuptial agreements.
• "Ten Secrets of Reviewing Counsel for Clients in Mediation" Reviewing mediated agreements requires more than just knowledge of the law.
• "Why I Perform Weddings" This touching, insightful article illustrates how one veteran divorce attorney/mediator works to strengthen marriage from the beginning.
• "The Great Banana Wars — Deconstructing a Marital Dispute" Marital disputes are an inevitable fact of life. In this article, read how deconstructing a seemingly petty argument can yield a bounty of self-knowledge to the marital couple.
• "Monkey Mind and Infidelity" In this article, Laurie Israel thoughtfully explores of the Buddhist concept of "monkey mind" in relation to marital infidelity. Learn to recognize the monkey's chatter. Capture, and silence him, or let him go away chattering.
• "Collaborative Law: A Safe Container of Mediation and Advocacy" Collaborative Practice uses the removal of the threat of litigation to form a secure environment or "container" in which divorcing spouses can determine the terms of their divorce thoughtfully and respectfully.
• "The Throw Away Marriage" So much in today's society is disposable. One's marriage is not. Laurie Israel gives helpful advice on how to recycle your marriage and make it indispensible.