Our professional colleague, attorney Janice Green, just wrote a book about divorce after the age of 50.  Recently published, the book is getting great reviews. If you are 50+ and contemplating divorce, we recommend you read this book.  Janice Green looks at the legal, financial and emotional burdens a person might face if divorcing over 50.  She covers post-divorce health care coverage, retirement benefits, and estate planning topics.  Her book can be purchased at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and from the publisher NOLO.

Kelly Caperton Fischer was selected as a 2010 Texas Rising Star by Law and Politics and the publishers of Texas Monthly.  A "Texas Rising Star" is a top lawyer who is 40 years old or younger or who has been in practice 10 years or less.  Candidates are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Kelly also was a Texas Rising Star in 2009.

Collaborative professionals from all over Texas (and the nation) converge on Austin this week to attend the Collaborative Law Course 2010 taking place at the AT&T Executive Educaiton & Conference Center.  The conferences is sponsored by the State Bar of Texas and the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas.  Speakers will present topics of interest to lawyers, financial professionals, and mental health professionals all of whom have an interest in helping families move through divorce with dignity and in a way that minimizes conflict.

JoAl Cannon Sheridan will be addressing attendees of the 1010 Parent-Child Relationships Conference in Austin, Texas on January 28 -29, 2010.  Her topic is "Life After the Child Preference:  Where Do We Go from Here."