Stacy D. Phillips I love a good wedding, and even more than that, a strong, healthy marriage where both parties feel fulfilled and share control. I am going to two weddings in August, including a COVID-delayed wedding where the couple
Love Bytes
Love Bytes, published by Blank Rome, focuses on legal issues related to matrimonial and family law. The blog covers topics such as divorce law, civil procedure in family cases, drafting divorce agreements, and courtroom practices like direct and cross examination in divorce proceedings. It also highlights attorney profiles within the family law practice and discusses the personal and legal transitions clients face during and after marital dissolution. The content is aimed at legal professionals and those interested in the nuances of family law practice and related procedural matters.
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Divorcing in an Expensive Housing Market
Stacy D. Phillips One of the economic aftershocks that stubbornly remains more than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began is the simultaneous spike in residential real estate prices and rents, and the plummeting inventory of available housing. In fact,…
Develop Financial Intimacy in Your Relationship: Tips for Newly Engaged Couples
Kristina Royce Valentine’s day has come and gone, and in its wake, newly engaged couples are preparing to embark on one of life’s great journeys—marriage. But having a successful marriage in 2022 involves more than falling in love and finding…
Partner Spotlights: Giving Back to Our Communities
This edition of Partner Spotlights highlights the importance of making a difference in our communities. Personally, I have enjoyed serving as the Founder and Chair of the Blank Rome Adopt-A-Center Program (which was formerly the Phillips Lerner Adopt-A-Center Program) for…
Healing After Divorce
Stacy D. Phillips As we head into a new year, there once again is renewed hope that we are finally ready to heal our collective wounds from this pandemic that has overstayed its time with us. For the recently separated…
Mastering the Art of the Holiday Pivot
Lois Liberman It may feel like Scrooge had something to do with the Omicron variant, as many of us are finding long-awaited vacation plans and holiday gatherings scuttled—due to a positive test result, exposure to someone with COVID- 19, or…
Partner Spotlight: Los Angeles
Stacy D. Phillips This edition of Partner Spotlight highlights one of my Los Angeles colleagues and co-chair of Blank Rome’s Matrimonial & Family Law Group—Kristina Royce. Kristina has dedicated her practice to advising distinguished individuals involved in high-stakes, complex financial…
“Salt and Pepper” Divorces: The Fight for Control When Long-Term Couples Split (Part II)
Stacy D. Phillips This is the second in a two-part series examining how older couples experience divorce and separation differently through the prism of the six big issues that I identified in my book, Divorce: It’s All About Control—How to…
Partner Spotlight: New York
Stacy D. Phillips This edition of Partner Spotlight highlights one of my New York Matrimonial & Family Law colleagues and friends and a rising star at Blank Rome—Morgan Fraser Mouchette. Morgan has quickly built a reputation for her dedication to…
“Salt-and-Pepper” Divorces: The Fight for Control When Long-Term Couples Split (Part I)
Stacy D. Phillips With the recent announcement that Bill and Melinda Gates, one of the wealthiest couples in the world, were divorcing after nearly three decades of marriage, I have seen an increase in interest in what the media refers…