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19
October
2008

Why this season's most fashionable accessory is a divorce lawyer

Posted by Mary Elizabeth Davis in Collaborative Practice, Divorce

According To Vogue magazine, divorce lawyers have become the 13th most useful fashionable accessory to the fashionable elite. Recognizing the complexity of current divorces due to the credit crunch , the best and brightest women are making sure they are arm in arm with their divorce settlement negotiator.

As in Yorkshire England, I am finding there is a September uptick of affluent women meeting with me to determine what protections they can initiate to preserve their share of the family wealth. Particulary vulnerable are those women who are watching their wealth melt away  both in the still falling real estate market and the ever lowering stock market. I am using our Divorce Protection Plan to educate and assist women in protecting their wealth. "Team divorce protection planning" involves utilizing the talents of financial planners,therapists, business valuators,trust and estate attorneys and when necessary, bankruptcy  experts to chart a series of options to protect the physical assets and emotional well being of our clients.

The Affluent women who come to see us understand the need to act .They didn't get to their station in life being passive. These accomplished women are smart, proactive, effective doers.

About the Author

Mary Elizabeth Davis

Mary Elizabeth couldn’t wait to graduate from law school so she could advocate for people. Even during law school, she worked with two commissioners at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Washington DC doing public policy work. After law school, Mary Elizabeth worked for eight years representing battered women and indigent people in rural Appalachia. She started child protection programs for abused children. She dedicated herself to fighting for people who were often forgotten.

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