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In this issue:

Firm Announcement:
Howard S. Klein and Maritoni Acosta Speak at the Orange Coast Estate Planning Council

Useful Articles:
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

Howard S. Klein and Maritoni Acosta Speak at the Orange Coast Estate Planning Council

FMBK Partners Howard S. Klein, CEPTPLS* and Maritoni Acosta, CFLS** spoke to the Orange Coast Estate Planning Council regarding Collisions at the Intersection of Probate and Family Law. The seminar discussed issues raised when estate planning, death and incapacity collide with divorce. The May 22, 2007 event was well attended by attorneys, certified public accountants, certified life underwriters and trust officers. * Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law ** Certified Family Law Specialist State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

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 beyong 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)

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