June 1, 2007

Welcome to the Chinn & Associates' Newsletter!

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1. CHILDREN AND DIVORCE: Step by step
2. FINANCIAL PLANNING/INVESTMENT: How can I protect my credit and finances before, during and after divorce?
3. MEDIATION: Be prepared
4. HEALTH/WELL BEING: Moving beyond grief
5. PARENTING AND STEP-FAMILIES: Parenting plans in mediation
6. RELATIONSHIPS: Divorce: What went wrong?
7. THERAPY: Moving from panic to peace during divorce

1. CHILDREN AND DIVORCE
Step by step
Parenting is a pretty tough job, but step-parenting can be even harder. What are your roles and responsibilities? How does it compare with parenting your biological children? And what happens when the stepfamily breaks up?
(http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?Children_and_Divorce/stepbystep.html)

2. FINANCIAL PLANNING/INVESTMENT
How can I protect my credit and finances before, during and after divorce?
(http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?Financial_Planning/protectmycredit.html)

3. MEDIATION
Be prepared
Mediation is defined as "a forum in which an impartial person, the mediator, facilitates communication between parties to promote reconciliation, settlement, or understanding among them."
(http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?MEDIATION/be_prepared.html)

4. HEALTH/WELL BEING
Moving beyond grief
Failing to deal with your divorce-related grief may wreck your chances for a happy future.
(http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?Health_Well_Being/beyondgrief.html)

5. PARENTING AND STEP-FAMILIES
Parenting plans in mediation
"No party is more greatly, directly, and ultimately affected by the issues on the table in a divorce MEDIATION than the children of the divorcing parties."
(http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?Parenting_and_Step-Families/parenting_plans_MEDIATION.html)

6. RELATIONSHIPS
Divorce: What went wrong?
The "D-Word" strikes at the heart of all married couples. Prenuptial agreements—agreements made even before marriage—all have provisions for what happens in the event of a divorce.
(http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?RELATIONSHIPS/what_went_wrong.html)

7. THERAPY
Moving from panic to peace during divorce
The 7 stages of divorce are PANIC, DENIAL, AGONY, RAGE, EPIPHANY, NEGOTIATION & PEACE.
(http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?Therapy/panic_to_peace.html)