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August 9, 2016 Cindy Best
Just A Great Big Pie

What does a pie have to do with a divorce? I like to say that we are just dividing the pie equally and the negotiation is trying to get the pieces of the pie that you want. Maybe you want exactly the entire left half or the right half. Or maybe you spotted more apples…

July 1, 2016 Cindy Best
Pat Summitt

Pat Summitt, who retired as the winningest coach in Division I college basketball in 2012, died Tuesday morning at the age of 64. In 2011 Pat announced that she had been diagnosed with early onset demntia. “Since 2011, my mother has battled her toughest opponent, early onset dementia, ‘Alzheimer’s Type,’ and she did so with bravely…

June 9, 2016 Cindy Best
It Takes Two to Tango

Yes, I get that. I have seen people dance; not me because I have two left feet but I understand it takes two to tango. But I really do not believe that it takes two to tango applies in a divorce. Quite frankly, it only takes one party to make a divorce a completely miserable,…

June 7, 2016 Cindy Best
Really Johnny and Amber?

Really Johnny and Amber? Admittedly, I am not a California attorney and I am certainly not Johnny Depp or Amber Heard’s attorney. I don’t even know them but I feel for them. I am sure at some time, they were both very nice people to each other, after all they did fall in love. And,…

May 15, 2016 Cindy Best
Meditation

Whoops, it is really called mediation. But people often have strange ideas of what that is. Some people think you cannot have attorneys if you mediate. Some people think you cannot mediate unless you have made all the decisions already. Some people think you have to be in the same room with your soon to…

May 12, 2016 Cindy Best
How To Tell When It’s Time

Your attorney is not returning your phone calls. Your attorney acts like you are bothering him when you ask questions. Your attorney sometimes makes you feel like you are less than smart and less than capable.  At the first hearing, your attorney is not prepared and does not seem to know how to talk to…

April 14, 2016 Cindy Best
Pick A Good One

How to Pick a family law attorney…If you are going to spend a couple hundred dollars or even few thousand dollars, you want to spend some time getting an attorney that you trust and can rely on. Most  people do not really know how to pick a good lawyer but you should trust your instincts….

March 17, 2016 Cindy Best
Why Are Attorneys So Mean?

Really…you know what I am talking about. And, I have no answer. Some attorneys might hate their job, some attorneys might have gone through their own terrible divorce and some attorneys might just be mean. It is unfortunate if your spouse has one of those kind of lawyers because they will make your life miserable….

March 14, 2016 Cindy Best
2015 AIOFLA’S 10 Best Law Firm in Arizona For Client Satisfaction

The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of Arizona’s Family Law Firm, Best Law Firm as 2015 10 Best Family Law Firm for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys…

 

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