tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005651953506347433Sun, 01 Nov 2020 07:51:14 +0000alabamaattorneybirminghamfamily lawmediatorpracticeInforming Alabama families and professionals about options and alternatives for settling disputes and resolving conflict while maintaining personal values and the integrity of the family. ELDER MEDIATION DIVORCE MEDIATION http://familymattersalabama.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Christie Lyman Dowling)Blogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005651953506347433.post-2352889013236887021Tue, 02 Dec 2014 21:37:00 +00002014-12-02T15:02:44.829-08:00They say you can never come home again. Once you've moved away from your childhood home, gone out on your own, you are a new person and you see your family and hometown through different eyes. And yet, especially at the holidays or during stressful life events, you find yourself acting and reacting exactly like your 10 year old self. Your brother's back handed compliments can trigger your long http://familymattersalabama.blogspot.com/2014/12/after-turkey-greenery-and-sweets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie Lyman Dowling)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005651953506347433.post-883602284770900744Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:16:00 +00002011-10-26T14:03:23.523-07:00The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a summary of Vital Statistics for 2010. The oldest person to marry in 2010 was 92; the youngest just 13. The oldest person to divorce was 104; the youngest just 16. The greatest number of previous divorces for anyone divorcing in 2010 was 10. The shortest marriage in Alabama in 2010 was just 13 days. The longest marriage to be ended in 2010 http://familymattersalabama.blogspot.com/2011/10/families-in-alabama-by-numbers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie Lyman Dowling)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005651953506347433.post-6316578256646148459Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:45:00 +00002011-01-13T07:51:05.744-08:00Not right away, anyway. Before my colleagues at the Birmingham family bar come beating down my door, let me explain.  Mediate before you litigate. Negotiate before you go for the kneecaps.  Consider the non-monetary costs to you, your spouse, your children, your career and your relationships with friends and family of a litigated divorce. I am not suggesting that you sign any binding agreement http://familymattersalabama.blogspot.com/2011/01/you-dont-need-divorce-lawyer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie Lyman Dowling)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005651953506347433.post-3377579824834340438Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:41:00 +00002010-10-01T14:41:22.103-07:00Mediation Can Help. Its not your mothers family mediation, Or is it? Parents Aging, Squabbling Adult Siblings Need Elder Mediation, Conflict Resolution - AARP Bulletinhttp://familymattersalabama.blogspot.com/2010/10/parents-aging-squabbling-adult-siblings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie Lyman Dowling)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005651953506347433.post-1311768034296005404Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:35:00 +00002010-09-25T09:53:44.500-07:00alabamaattorneybirminghamfamily lawmediatorpracticeDear Friends and Colleagues,I am so excited to share this announcement with you! I have opened my own family law firm in Birmingham (English Village just up the road from the Zoo and just over the mountain from Highland Park.) I am focusing on mediation of divorce disputes and collaborative resolution for clients. As most of you know, I practiced law for six years at Balch & Bingham here in http://familymattersalabama.blogspot.com/2010/09/open-door.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie Lyman Dowling)4