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Levitt Family Law & Mediation is a family law firm dedicated to helping clients achieve a win-win resolution to family legal matters including divorce, child custody, parenting plans, guardianship, and conservatorship.

Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
Why are People so Afraid of Lawyers when Getting Divorced? – Don’t Be! In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow, repeat the phrase “Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My” when they are walking through a forest. They are fearful about the...

What Do Birds Have to Do with It?
Albert Einstein said, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Nature often provides us with calm and beauty at times of distress or discomfort. Jason Ward, an American naturalist and birder, wrote “Birds have always had the ability to...

Generosity and Divorce: Opening the Door to Goodwill
Divorce is about “winning,” right? Wrong! Anyone going through divorce experiences anger, sadness, grief, hurt and anxiety about the future. Understandably, the focus tends to be on one’s own individual interests and goals. During a divorce, it is appropriate to think...

The Reality of the “Adversarial Mindset” in Divorce: It’s NOT like on TV!
When you think of the law in television or movies, what comes to mind? We think of courtroom “battles” which follow conflicted relationships or behaviors. While some of those courtroom “battles” on TV or in the movies can be humorous (think My Cousin Vinny) or address...

Financial (in)Security and Divorce: “Will I Be OK?”
Clients often ask, “Will I be OK?” This question has many layers – will my children be OK? Will my housing be secure? Psychologically, will I be OK? However, the question most often centers on financial insecurity from which many of the other concerns about being “OK”...