Divorce Attorney Meghan Freed’s Smart About Money Interview about...
Meghan Freed was among the divorce professionals interviewed by Smart About Money on balancing the emotional side of divorce with the practical side of splitting a couple’s assets and liabilities. She...
View ArticleFamily Law Attorney Meghan Freed’s Advice in Martha Stewart Weddings
Meghan Freed was recently interviewed by writer Yelena Moroz Alpert for her Martha Stewart Weddings article entitled Should You Live Together Before You Get Married? The article explored whether “the...
View ArticleFinding Happiness After Divorce
I’ve written before about how at Freed Marcroft we keep in touch with our clients following their divorces, and how they have taught us that life — whether during divorce or any other tough time — is...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Decision Underscores that Second Parent Adoption Remains...
“You still have to adopt your children.” I have said this more times than I can count since the United States Supreme Court decisions on same sex marriage equality United States v. Windsor and...
View ArticleTelling the Children About Divorce, and How Collaboration and Mediation May Help
One of the hardest conversations we have with divorcing parents surrounds their fears about telling the children that a marriage is over. As their lawyers, the very best advice that we have for them is...
View ArticleOur Clients’ Top Five Tips For Taking Care of Yourself During Divorce
At Freed Marcroft, we understand that divorce and child custody aren’t legal issues alone. For many people, these types of transitions are the most difficult experiences of their lives. Though it is...
View ArticleNatasha Roggi of Hartford Sweat on Yoga For Stress Relief
We talked to former clients about their top tips on how to take care of yourself during a divorce. Their excellent advice, which you can read here, inspired us to do a series of blog posts expanding...
View ArticleFreed Marcroft Voted “Best Law Firm” 2nd Year Running
For the second year in a row, Freed Marcroft was voted “Best Law Firm” by the readers of Hartford Magazine. It is an honor and a pleasure to get to work each day with our wonderful clients. Your...
View ArticleMeghan Freed to Co-Present Session on Emerging Divorce Law Issues at Annual...
Meghan Freed and Seth Conant will co-present “The New Age of Divorce: Emerging Law Issues and Awareness” at the Connecticut Bar Association’s annual Connecticut Legal Conference. The session will...
View ArticleTop Four Financial Benefits To Filing First For Divorce
One of the questions we are often asked at Freed Marcroft is whether there is an advantage to filing for divorce before your spouse. Given that this is such a common concern, we have put together a...
View ArticleOur Clients’ Tip for Taking Care of Yourself During Divorce: Get Outside and...
One way I know that it’s officially Spring is that I’m driving my Freed Marcroft colleagues crazy with my allergies. Robin ultimately said I could just keep her Carmex, Nisha gave me some precious,...
View ArticleMeghan Freed interviewed by Avvo on Divorce Issues Faced By Same Sex Spouses
Meghan Freed was one of the family law attorneys interviewed by Avvo for the article How Same-Sex Divorce Differs From Regular Divorce. Meghan commented both on issues that arise in property division...
View ArticleMeghan Freed featured in MSN/Redbook Magazine Article “10 Surprising...
Meghan Freed gave one of the ten tips featured in MSN/Redbook Magazine article “10 Surprising Relationship Tips Divorce Lawyers Wish You Knew.” Her tip: Meghan Freed, co-founding attorney at Hartford,...
View Article6 Preemptive Strategies to Protect Your Business From Divorce
Most people going through it know that divorce is not only emotionally trying, but also that there will likely be unwelcome financial consequences. Entrepreneurs and business owners, however, face the...
View ArticleDivorce and Father’s Dad: Being Kind to Kids, Dads, and Moms
We have written before about how to help children (and parents!) cope with divorce during the “holiday holidays.” Although they don’t often trigger all the same complexities related to tradition and...
View ArticleMeet Me in the Field: Collaborative Family Law Attorneys Committed to a...
It could be considered a somewhat surprising scene. So many lawyers, and yet the morning started with a meditation, not a gavel. Agenda items ranged from a discussion on the most recent (ever...
View ArticleMirror, Mirror on the Wall: Compliment Yourself on National Mirror Day
Jeppe Hein’s Mirror Wall. Photo Credit: Saatchi Gallery July 3 is National Compliment Your Mirror Day. (As an aside, July 3 is also National Fried Clam Day, which is delicious but somewhat less...
View ArticleOn Independence and Divorce, From a Wise Former Client (and Mary Oliver)
Today we celebrate that on July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, eventually leading to the formation of the United States. Remembering to celebrate your...
View ArticleGrace and Frankie, Silver Divorce, and (Special Guest and Pop Culture Whiz)...
It’s summer, and, of course, we should all be outside. But just in case you want to beat the heat by spending a blissful afternoon bingewatching Netflix, consider Grace and Frankie. The show —...
View ArticleBreaking Up is Hard to Do: Why Unmarried Couples Should Have Cohabitation...
I was recently thinking about a friend of mine from out of state who went through a pretty miserable breakup. She and her former beau had lived together for several years, and they had a heck of a...
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