Entries by Faye Weiner-Jackson

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Last Name.

It started off “Hey cutie, where you from?”And then it turned into “Oh no! What have I done?”And I don’t even know my last name…. -Carrie Underwood Annulments are rare. In approximately 20 years of practice, we’ve done one annulment. One. When an annulment is granted, it is as though the marriage never existed. In the […]

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Cheetah.

Rewind to about two weeks ago…. pick number three in a draft for a fantasy football league… 60 seconds to make a final decision… Conventional wisdom would go for Hill but something kept telling me to go for CeeDee Lamb. Given Tyreek’s off the field reputation, my co-owner and I had been discussing for a […]

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Civility.

Rhianna & Eminem;President Regan & Tip O’Neil;Oscar & Felix;Snoop and Martha;Balboa and Creed; andRBG & Scalia. We love unexpected friendships and ones that do not necessarily “make sense.”  We have two (2) theories on why these friendships exist: 1. The individuals involved overlook their differences and focus on their similarities; and2. They appreciate their differences and […]

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Stuck With You.

Can you imagine purposefully living with your ex after you’ve separated? It’s not uncommon for couples to live together during the separation process, but cohabitation after the divorce is final has historically been very rare. Prior to Covid, we can remember only one couple that lived together post divorce. The husband wanted to keep the […]