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About this time every year, Todd and Leh discuss things you can do to help plan for the holidays, especially if you are going through a divorce or have recently been through a divorce. When you can remember certain things D.A.I.L.Y., you increase the likelihood of creating positive memories rather than nightmares for your children. D.A.I.L.Y. is a mnemonic designed to help you remember what to do. Tune in to hear what it stands for and what you can do to maintain a sense of joy during the holidays despite what you might be going through.

For the third year in a row, Leh and Todd have put together a Halloween special. While they take what they do very seriously, sometimes they try and have a little fun. This year, they received multiple letters from folks having trouble with their marriage. For example: Carl wrote in to talk about the problems he was having with his Wife, who happens to be a Banshee. Admiral Sam wrote in to ask about the adultery of his wife, the Siren. Charon asked what he can do to keep his wife from getting his boat, which he needs to cross the River Styx. Hades wanted to know if he could lock Persephone out of the Underworld. Lastly, Todd and Leh answer questions from Morticia and Gomez about how to handle a visit from the Department of Family and Child Services.

Leh and Todd continue to discuss what you can do to give a great deposition. They discuss the most common techniques that lawyers use to get as much information from you as they can. There was so much material to cover that it took two shows.

A deposition is a great tool to gain information in any legal proceeding. While they are not used as often in divorce cases, they still are very effective in certain situations. What many people struggle with is how to answer questions in a deposition. This episode is actually part one of a two part show on how to answer questions in a deposition and what deposition tricks you can expect the opposing counsel to use when asking you questions. Leh and Todd explain certain techniques and give you examples of good answers and bad answers.

The Court system has certain tools that allow you to obtain documents and evidence that you may need to help prove your case. These 'Discovery Tools' are used during the 'Discovery' phase of your case. There are several Discovery Tools available to someone going through the divorce process. In this show, Leh and Todd discuss what those tools are and when might be the best time to use which tools.

Making sure you have the right lawyer for your case is critical. It can make a huge difference in your case. But what happens if you are in the middle of a case and you start to doubt your lawyer? Should you change lawyers if you are concerned? Or, is it just that you do not understand the legal system and should stay with the lawyer you have? Todd and Leh address these questions and more. They even share a few horror stories, one where someone did not change lawyers when they should have and had to deal with dire consequences. And, in another case, the person did change lawyers and had disastrous results.

While we can help with the legal side of things, what people often need is for someone to come along side of them for a different kind of support. This support is not counseling, and it is support that either a lawyer can't give, or it is just cost prohibitive for a lawyer to provide it. This kind of support is, however, provided by an organization known as Journey Beyond Divorce. In this show, Leh and Todd interview Karen McMahon, Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce. Karen talks about their 12 Step Program and how they lead you to shift out of hurt and pain and navigate this and future difficulties with greater ease.

In just about every family law case that involves a division of assets or financial support of one nature or another, each party must complete a Financial Affidavit. From experience, it is not something that everyone rushes home to work on after learning about it. Unfortunately, they should. It is arguably the single most important document you will swear under oath to in your divorce or similar family law case. In this show, Leh and Todd discuss why it is so important, how it can help you when properly prepared, and how it can hurt you in multiple ways if it is not properly prepared. They also discuss what you can do to make sure you properly complete it.

As lawyers, we do not like to waste time. We like to be as helpful as possible when it comes to serving our clients. Unfortunately, clients can sometimes be their own worst enemy and unintentionally drive up their attorney's fees. In this show, Leh and Todd discuss 7 things clients can do to help them be more efficient when working with their lawyer. This allows the lawyer to focus on what they have been trained to do, while saving the client money.

One of Todd's favorite things to do is combing through the tabloids for family law cases involving celebrities. Well, not really. Todd does like to help others learn from the cases that have been publicized in the news. In today's show, Leh and Todd analyze a variety of situations involving celebrities like Scottie Pippen, Ron White, Johnny Depp, Brittney Spears and Stan Lee. Their situations involve a variety of topics including pre-nups, divorce defenses, common law marriages, enormous requests in alimony, lawsuits for lying about family violence, guardianships and conservatorships, and many more