The Art of the Term Sheet
As published in mediate.com on May 16, 2022. Have you ever had the experience when working on a matter with a client where you
Are Money Concerns Preventing Your Remarriage?
From Podcast with Sade Curry April 23, 2023. My guest on today’s episode is Laurie Israel. Laurie Israel is the author of The Generous Prenup.
How to Mediate a Prenup
As published on Huffington Post, June 2017. Any lawyer who has dealt with prenuptial agreements knows what a stressful and upsetting task it can be
The First Question
As published on mediate.com on January 16, 2024. The first mediation meeting primarily revolves around getting to know your clients, and the clients getting to
The Benefits of Prenuptial Agreement Mediation
During prenuptial agreement mediation sessions, the mediator can elicit the views and concerns of the less-moneyed spouse in a safe environment where these concerns can
The Gray Prenup – Should Older Couples Get Prenups?
By Laurie Israel Congratulations! You have found love again after your peaceful (or not-so-peaceful) divorce from spouse #1. You have decided that you want to
Should marrying business owners get a prenup?
By Laurie Israel, Esq. Congratulations on finding love and deciding to marry. If you’re a business owner, you may have some questions and some worries
The Choreograph of Mediation
As published on LinkedIn. ’ve always thought of mediation as a process more akin to art than to science. Yes, there are important techniques that
Remarrying? Is a “gray” prenup in your future?
Divorce rates have been decreasing since rising to record levels in the early 1980s. But divorce rates among Baby Boomer couples – even those in
Ten Things I Hate About Prenuptial Agreements
Writer’s Note: I wrote this as I began my practice as a prenup lawyer. Things and dynamics were very negative in those days. Things have
Bearing Witness in Mediation
As published in mediate.com, August, 2020 and republished in Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. Recently I’ve been pondering a certain aspect of my
The Little Blue Truck and Vulnerability
As posted on LinkedIn, December 10, 2019. I have written a number of times in the past here on LinkedIn about “The Little Blue