Marital debt and what to do with it is often one of the big issues in divorce.  Our special guest, Heath Berger is one of the most respected consumer bankruptcy practitioners on Long Island. Heath gets a lot of calls from people who get nothing in their divorce and then owe money from fees. Avoid falling into this category and get some other tips on how to handle bankruptcy and divorce in this episode.

About Kim

For more than 25 years, Kim Ciesinski has focused her legal career exclusively in the area of Divorce and Family Law. She represents clients in all aspects of divorce and family law matters, including custody, parenting time schedules, spousal maintenance, child support, distribution of assets, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, as well as post-judgment proceedings.

Sadly, the word “divorce” has become synonymous with “destruction.” But Kim believes it doesn’t have to be that way. Ms. Ciesinski believes that divorce can and should be a process of restructuring the financial and parental aspects of a family unit through a healthy, positive process.

She strives to move clients through this often devastating experience by thinking out of the box and creating realistic long term goals to make the transition from marriage to divorce less traumatic. To that end, Kim focuses her practice on collaborative divorce, mediation, and negotiated settlement as highly effective alternatives to adversarial litigation.

For more info on Kim visit https://adrlawny.com or call 516-308-2922.

In recent years the divorce rate for those 50 and older have increased substantially.  The divorce rate for those 65 and older has tripled since 1990.  These divorces, commonly dubbed grey divorce, present a unique set of financial challenges.  Many often wonder what will happen to their house during a divorce?  Our guest on this episode, Tim Kennedy of US Mortgage Corp, brings some options on how to handle these challenges especially with the marital residence.  

Reach Tim at 631-750-0520 or email him at [email protected] 

About Kim

For more than 25 years, Kim Ciesinski has focused her legal career exclusively in the area of Divorce and Family Law. She represents clients in all aspects of divorce and family law matters, including custody, parenting time schedules, spousal maintenance, child support, distribution of assets, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, as well as post-judgment proceedings.

Sadly, the word “divorce” has become synonymous with “destruction.” But Kim believes it doesn’t have to be that way. Ms. Ciesinski believes that divorce can and should be a process of restructuring the financial and parental aspects of a family unit through a healthy, positive process.

She strives to move clients through this often devastating experience by thinking out of the box and creating realistic long term goals to make the transition from marriage to divorce less traumatic. To that end, Kim focuses her practice on collaborative divorce, mediation, and negotiated settlement as highly effective alternatives to adversarial litigation.

For more info on Kim and ADR visit https://adrlawny.com or call 516-308-2922.

How debt is divided is something everyone wonders about when going through a divorce.  How do family courts split up debt? Is it different during mediation?  Has the pandemic had a bigger impact on divorce and debt?  Our guest today, Leslie Tayne, Esq. is a highly respected debt attorney, advisor and author of the book "Life & Debt: A Fresh Approach to Achieving Financial Wellness."  Leslie answers all of our questions and provides excellent insight on how to tackle this important issue.

Get a copy of her book here https://amzn.to/3iXRmAj 

About Kim

For more than 25 years, Kim Ciesinski has focused her legal career exclusively in the area of Divorce and Family Law. She represents clients in all aspects of divorce and family law matters, including custody, parenting time schedules, spousal maintenance, child support, distribution of assets, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, as well as post-judgment proceedings.

Sadly, the word “divorce” has become synonymous with “destruction.” But Kim believes it doesn’t have to be that way. Ms. Ciesinski believes that divorce can and should be a process of restructuring the financial and parental aspects of a family unit through a healthy, positive process.

She strives to move clients through this often devastating experience by thinking out of the box and creating realistic long term goals to make the transition from marriage to divorce less traumatic. To that end, Kim focuses her practice on collaborative divorce, mediation, and negotiated settlement as highly effective alternatives to adversarial litigation.

For more info on Kim and ADR visit https://adrlawny.com or call 516-308-2922.

We've been bringing on divorce experts on our past few episodes so on this show our special guest Tom Russo joins us to share his own personal divorce experience and the pitfalls of traditional divorce litigation. 

For more info on Kim and ADR visit https://adrlawny.com or call 516-308-2922.

Shari Botwin joins us on this episode to discuss how to thrive after trauma.  If you or someone you know needs help, contact the National Domestic Violence hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org.  You'll also find great resources at https://www.womenslawproject.org.  And you can find out more about our guest Shari Botwin at http://www.sharibotwin.com.

For more info on Kim and ADR visit https://adrlawny.com or call 516-308-2922.

On this special episode, I switch seats with David Levenstein who interviews me on the difference between the traditional divorce process and Alternative Divorce Resolution.   Understanding how each works can drastically help you throughout your divorce. For more info visit https://adrlawny.com or call 516-308-2922.

On this episode we discuss how to co-parent through the holidays with our special guest  Dr. Roxane Polack. Dr Polack is a psychologist specializing in relationships, divorce counseling and she consults as a family child specialist in collaborative divorce cases.

For more info on Kim and ADR visit https://adrlawny.com or call 516-308-2922.

Special guest financial advisor Stacy Francis joins us on this episode as we discuss the financial challenges that women face during and after divorce.

Divorce Coach Marc Miller joins us on this episode to discuss the challenges men face during and after their divorce. 

Happily… Even After is hosted by Kim M. Ciesinski, Esq., PLLC

Kim focuses her practice on collaborative divorce, mediation, and negotiated settlement as highly effective alternatives to adversarial litigation. Get more info here!

We turn the tables on this episode as Kim is actually the guest of Vertigo Media Group's President & CEO Lisa Mirable!