Regina DeMeo, known affectionately as GenXSmartie, hosts a blog about relationships, and it covers dating, marriage, parenting, modern family dynamics and divorce as seen from the very personal perspective of a divorced divorce lawyer.
Is College Worth All That?
In this month's Money Magazine there is a whole article about "Does College Still Pay Off?" and many other journals have been asking similar questions, especially with [...]
What Will We Do With Domestic Partnerships?
Recently, someone was trying to claim the existence of a domestic partnership, even though the parties had not lived together very long and the other person denied any [...]
What Qualifies for An Annulment?
This question keeps coming up-- as if people expect me to be able to hand them an eraser so they can just wipe away the need for an [...]
5 Tips for Engaged Couples
Summer love is in full swing, especially with some great tunes! Personally, I am digging Taylor Swift's break up song, as I walk around feeling like I'm [...]
Savor Those Home-Runs!
No I am not talking about sex today, although don't get me wrong you should savor those home runs. But using baseball as an analogy for life, [...]
The Serenity Prayer for Divorcing Couples
Alcoholics Anonymous has made this serenity prayer famous: Grant me the ability to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, [...]
Divorce Financing- A New Trend?
The crash of the housing boom has been felt by everyone-- trust me, I see it every day. People used to just sell their homes, split the [...]
Independance Day for Alpha Females
As I celebrate this Independance Day with my son in our nation's capitol, there is just so much that I am grateful for, especially in terms of [...]
Emotional Thermometers & Parenting Post 9/11
We all have different strengths-- and luckily one of mine is that I'm a very visual person. When someone tells me their story, I can start to [...]
The Demise of DOMA
The Defense of Marriage Act, which defined a marriage for purposes of federal law, as only the bond between a man and a woman, was finally struck down today by [...]
Momentary Lapses of Reason
It happens to all of us- a momentary lapse of reason that leads to incredibly severe consequences. We hear about it every day-- someone might have a [...]
Smash Those Sex-Goggles!
We've all heard of beer goggles-- at least I hope I don't need to explain that one. But I'm not sure everyone is aware of what I [...]
MILFs Beware
Since the beginning of time, there has been no image more revered than that of a mother with her child. Just take a good look around all [...]
Breaking the Silence
To suffer in silence is a very difficult cross to bear. When people come to my office to talk about their marital issues, very often they will [...]
Like Moses, Lost for 40 years
Among women, we always joke that the reason Moses remained lost in the desert for 40 years was because he wouldn't ask for directions. Well, I feel [...]
Sibling Rivalries
Right now, I have to say I feel like I have the best of both worlds-- I grew up as an only child, and was the center [...]
The Richer Sex- Indeed!
This morning, I had the pleasure of attending a talk hosted by APEX Home Loans, with Liza Mundy as the guest speaker. Liza is the author of [...]
Boy Scouts of America- thanks for joining the 21st century!
In the last 13 years, we have really come a long way with recognizining that gay marriages is about equal treatment under the law. We now have [...]
Safe-Sexting Guidelines
While generally speaking anything seems to goes these days, it does seem like we are in need of some basic guidlines for our modern dating world. Some things seem rather basic like [...]
Integrating Into a Family- It Takes Time
Most people get a little nervous when they are introducing someone new to their family. Now multiply that feeling by ten, and imagine that the person you [...]
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I am committed to providing stellar legal services at a reasonable price-point. Together with my clients, I strive to develop a legal strategy that works within their budgets tailored to meet their needs regarding a either a prenup or postnup, or separation/divorce cases involving child support, alimony, custody and/or property division. Flat-fee prenups and separation agreements are available upon request.
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