Colleen McNamee is an expert divorce mediator based in Orange County, California, who also provides services for couples who want to avoid divorce. Among those services are providing premarital workshops and creating marriage contracts. Read about her expert tips on how to prevent divorce by clicking here!
Thinking of filing for divorce but having second thoughts? If you want to give your marriage a chance to work out before making the final decision to divorce, McNamee Mediations can help you! You can try having a marriage contract drafted! Learn more about this tool! Contact Colleen McNamee today by sending her an email through colleenmcnamee@mmediations.com!
Colleen McNamee at McNamee Mediations has devised a useful tool for helping couples on the last leg of their marriage, prior to divorce. By using a marriage contract she sets the terms for remaining in the marriage. If one of the spouses breaks one of the terms, divorce paperwork can be submitted to the courts immediately, terminating the marriage. This process can be enormously motivating for some couples willing to give it one more try in attempting to prevent divorce. This is just one of many services that Colleen offers as a family mediator, built with the experience of many of years of helping people through the process of divorce mediation.
Colleen McNamee is interviewed in a radio show called Money Matters with Dino Katsiametis. In this event, she explained how she created the Marriage Contract and how it can help couples who want to fix their marriage. For more information about Colleen McNamee and her various services, contact her today! Click here!
Not Entirely Sure You are Ready to Give Up on Your Marriage Yet? Then this May be the Answer for You!
Couples file for divorce because of various reasons. Regardless the cause, deciding to file for legal separation is not easy. You want to think it through before you make any final decision. Divorce is both stressful and expensive. It would be wiser to evaluate all options to save the marriage before deciding to file for divorce.
If you are not completely sure if you want to push through with the divorce process or legal separation, one of the best solutions that can help you is a marriage contract.
Colleen McNamee, a well-experienced family mediator, explains that there are various ways to prevent divorce, and one of them is through a marriage contract. A professionally drafted marriage contract is a tool created by Colleen herself to give couples who want to work out their marriage a chance to fix their problems before filing for divorce. Learn about the many couples satisfied with Colleen’s services!
Before we define what a marriage contract is, let’s first point out what it is not. The marriage contract we are talking about is not referring to the marriage certificate you get after being wed. It is, rather, referring to a tool created by veteran divorce mediator, Colleen McNamee, to provide couples a final attempt to save their marriage.
Together with a divorce mediation expert from McNamee Mediations, you and your spouse will identify the root causes of your marital problems, which have led you to filing for divorce. Then, both of you will negotiate the writing of a written contract, which will address the agreed changes that need to be made, in order to try and save your marriage. This contract is also time-bound, which means that after an agreed span of time, you will reevaluate whether you should continue with the filing for legal separation or not. Once the document is finalized, it is notarized by legal counsel from McNamee Mediations.
At the beginning of the divorce mediation process, the mediator prepares all the necessary paperwork for the divorce. But these papers will not be submitted to the court until the time designated in the marriage contract is over. When the time given in the agreement is up, and if the one of the spouses decides to continue with the divorce process, all the paperwork necessary for filing is already prepared and will be submitted.
The marriage contract also includes the rights and responsibilities of the couple to each other during the agreed time that they will work out their marital issues. If, for some reason, one or both of you fail to adhere to the terms you both promised to abide by in the contract, and one of you decides to move forward with the separation, you can simply contact the mediator to file the documents with the court. Otherwise, the paperwork will just remain in a file indefinitely.
You and your spouse might be going through a tough time and your marriage seems to be breaking apart. But if you both still want to try to make the relationship work, McNamee Mediations can help you work things out. Colleen McNamee is a divorce mediation expert based in Orange County, California. Her years of experience with couples going through divorce has taught her that most people want to do whatever is possible to try to fix their marriage before taking the difficult step of divorce. This is why she created the marriage contract. Through this tool, you and your spouse can give yourselves one more chance to fix things before you make that life-changing decision to alter your family structure permanently. For more information about Colleen McNamee and her services, contact her through (949) 223-3836.
Colleen McNamee is a veteran divorce mediator that you can trust. Going through marital problems? Deciding whether you should file for divorce? Want to get her legal advice on certain issues in your marriage? If you have any of these concerns, Colleen can give you sound legal advice to help you make the right decision! Click here to contact Colleen McNamee today!
I have realised that I talk a lot about commodities, and particularly about the concept of commodity IT. But I’m starting to wonder if that is quite the right term, or if it underplays the connection that people have with the technology that they use.
A pure commodity is something that is generally under processed and distinctly interchangeable. Wheat, crude oil, water…
But as consumers, we are often confronted with either branded commodities (petrol, sugar…) or branded goods (a car, a smartphone). There is a big difference in those things from pure commodities, and an immense amount of money and energy goes into making consumers create emotional connection to those products.
If you think about your favourite brand of branded commodity, why do you buy that one over others? Why do you buy Kelloggs over own-brand? Why do you buy Shell over BP? Now in some cases there might be a complicated logical back story about technical supremacy (is there really any difference in the stuff that comes out of petrol pumps?) – but ultimately the reasons why we do are because we are creatures of habit.
When it comes to branded goods, there well might be some tangible product differentiation between them. That further reinforces brand loyalty – why some choose or desire Audi, say, over Seat, even though both cars are manufactured by the same company. Yes, the commodity element gets you from A to B, but it’s the brand that makes you happy (or at least that’s the belief so much of our commercial world has been built up to support).
When you look at something like a smartphone, again undoubtedly a mass-produced commoditized product, there is even further “functional” differentiation. The difference between iOS or Android, or even different flavours of Android from manufacturers trying to make their product stand out from others.
All of this reminds me a little of buying new shoes. I bought a lovely pair of boots just before Christmas, but the first few times I wore them they killed my feet. Blood everywhere. It was horrific.
And so I went back to my comfortable, but tatty and wearing through on the soles pair of shoes. That was easier. That was less painful.
There is very little in the technology world that is a pure, pure commodity. We have brand loyalty. Technologists have brand loyalty. And then there are bits of function that we love, or have learned to love, that make the prospect of something new (even if it does achieve exactly the same end) daunting and painful like a new pair of tight-fitting shoes.
Network people choose Cisco over Juniper. Mac fans choose Apple over Windows. Most businesses have chosen Office over Google and so most office workers are familiar with the Redmond products.
None of these brand loyalties are insurmountable. But it brings home the necessity for managing any such change in a way that acknowledges the strong emotional ties that many have built up with heavily-invested brands. Technology is rarely a pure commodity, even if the logical minds of technologist (sometimes the most brand-partisan people you could wish to meet) might think otherwise.
My name is Marianne and I am a student. I remember when I was a Fresher I was pretty scared to try any of the activities going on around campus and especially being classed as a mature student, even though I was only 23, and being international it was all very daunting. I unfortunately chose to let the daunting feeling take over and didn’t attend any of the FREE activities that was on offer. I have now made it to my third year studying physiotherapy and my absolute best advice to Freshers this year is to not let the daunting feeling of being in a new place not knowing anyone take over and rather do exactly what you feel like. If your housemates or course mates don’t enjoy e.g tennis but you desperately want to try it or even just being a tad bit curious if you’d be any good at it, come down to one of our free tennis sessions! There are definitely people there with the same interest as you and whether you feel you are any good at it or not you will meet new people and you will have followed your instinct and your interest.
“I was terrified of not being good enough to join anything especially sports. Looking back at in now I really regret it as I have met so many new people through sports and made really good friends. It was a great way to meet people who weren’t on my course and get a bit of a break from constantly thinking or talking about coursework.
“Find something you enjoy and be bold enough to go on your own even if your friends aren’t interested.”
“My advice is stay active by joining activities run by the university. It’s the best way to get away from uni stress.”
“I decided to follow up on all the societies I had an interest in. I’ve always loved badminton so I kind of just went for it. I wear a scarf and my clothes aren’t exactly workout material. But at the stall they made it clear that it was ok and I can wear whatever I want and that really got me excited for it.
“I only wanted a small commitment but still really wanted to play football at university to meet new people and gain skills. The fact Manchester City players and coaches would be running it was a huge appeal.
“Tip for freshers: I would say just join any club that interests you, as you’ve already got a common interest with the other people so you will make friends and enjoy yourself.”
Donald Trump's pardon of Dinesh D'Souza confirms broad scope of US constitutional power - Donald Trump's America - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
President Donald Trump's outspoken legal adviser, Rudy Giuliani, made headlines by stating that the President has the power to pardon himself.
Mr Giuliani said that Mr Trump "has no intention of pardoning himself" while asserting that the President's power under the constitution to pardon himself "would be an open question" and that "it would probably get answered by, gosh, that's what the constitution says".
Meanwhile, Mr Trump says while he has committed no wrongdoing, he has the "absolute" power to pardon himself, echoing Mr Giuliani's earlier arguments.
External Link Donald Trump tweet: Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D’Souza today. He was treated very unfairly by our government!
Last week, Mr Trump pardoned conservative film producer and television personality Dinesh D'Souza and announced it via a tweet. The pardon generated a febrile outpouring of condemnation in the media.
Mr Trump's strongest critics alleged that the pardon is part of a scheme to reassure others that they will also be pardoned as long as they support him. They point to others whom Mr Trump has pardoned, such as Joe Arpaio and Scooter Libby, to bolster their claim that the President's actions are part of a pattern of immunizing people who have obstructed justice and pursued right-wing causes.
It is allegedly part of a grand scheme to interfere with the Russia investigation. Others label it an irregular act in breach of established policies and practices of the Justice Department. Some have even likened Mr Trump to a "mob boss".
Mr Trump, of course, disagrees with these criticisms. He views Mr Arpaio as a person "who kept Arizona safe", Mr D'Souza, as a victim of Barack Obama's "witch hunt", and Mr Libby, as someone who was "treated unfairly".
Regardless of what we may think of Messrs D'Souza, Libby, and Arpaio, Mr Trump's pardons are perfectly consistent with his powers under the constitution.
Based solely on media outrage, it would seem that the President had unleashed a dangerous criminal who could inflict further harms by pardoning D'Souza.
The truth is anything but. In the annals of offending, Mr D'Souza would not even merit a footnote. His crime was to breach campaign funding limits established by the Federal Election Campaign Act by asking his "assistant and a woman with whom [he] was romantically involved, to make contributions" to the campaign of Wendy Long for a US Senate seat. These illegal donations totalled $20,000.
This offence would likely have not even been prosecuted. Unfortunately, Mr D'Souza had acquired notoriety for his attacks on Barack Obama and was a lightning rod for criticism. Faced with an aggressive prosecutor who was intent on sending him to jail, Mr D'Souza pled guilty. The judge sentenced him to a five-year term of probation and a $30,000 fine.
In his sentencing decision, Judge Berman noted that this was Mr D'Souza's "first offense in an otherwise apparently law-abiding life", and didn't think it "necessary" for Mr D'Souza to go to jail.
Critics also argue that Mr D'Souza's pardon is inappropriate because he has not shown remorse, referencing DOJ guidelines:
"The extent to which a petitioner has accepted responsibility … are important considerations. [He] should be genuinely desirous of forgiveness rather than vindication. … [attempts] to minimize or rationalize culpability does not advance the case for pardon."
This criticism is also without merit. Mr D'Souza did plead guilty and expressed remorse during the sentencing proceedings.
Finally, the vitriol directed at Mr Trump is wrong for a more basic reason: he has broad constitutional power to pardon.
The pardon power is not limited by any goals that the President's critics deem to be sinister or unusual. He can pardon for any reason.
As the Supreme Court stated in 1866 in the case of Ex Parte Garland, the "constitution provides that the President 'shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States, except in cases of impeachment'". This power is vested under Article II Section 2 of the constitution.
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"It extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment," Justice Field said.
"This power … is not subject to legislative control. Congress can neither limit the effect of his pardon nor exclude from its exercise any class of offenders. The benign prerogative of mercy reposed in him cannot be fettered by any legislative restrictions."
Justice Field also explained the consequence of a pardon: "It releases the punishment and blots out of existence the guilt, so that, in the eye of the law, the offender is as innocent as if he had never committed the offence."
In the 1974 case of Schick v. Reed, Chief Justice Burger's majority opinion also emphasized the broad power enjoyed by the president. After analysing its history, Justice Burger wrote:
"A fair reading of the history of the English pardoning power, from which our Art. II, 2, cl. 1, derives, of the language of that clause itself, and of the unbroken practice since 1790 compels the conclusion that the power flows from the constitution alone, not from any legislative enactments, and that it cannot be modified, abridged, or diminished by the Congress … The plain purpose of the broad power conferred by 2, cl. 1, was to allow plenary authority in the President to 'forgive' the convicted person in part or entirely, to reduce a penalty in terms of a specified number of years, or to alter it with conditions which are in themselves constitutionally unobjectionable."
It is unsurprising that Dinesh D'Souza's pardon and the manner of its announcement angered those who are hostile to the President's unorthodox methods. Nonetheless, a careful reading of the constitution and the pardons issued by previous presidents suggests that Mr Trump has not acted beyond his authority.
And legally speaking there is nothing preventing him from issuing himself a pardon. Existing Supreme Court precedent doesn't say he can't. There would obviously be a high political price if he did so, although his die-hard supporters may not care.
We may not like these pardons, just as others did not like Mr Clinton's infamous pardon of Marc Rich. But that doesn't make Mr Trump anymore a "mob boss" than Clinton.
Sandeep Gopalan is a professor of law and Pro Vice Chancellor for academic innovation at Deakin University. He previously was co-chairman or vice chairman of American Bar Association committees on aerospace/defence and international transactions, a member of the ABA's immigration commission, and dean of law schools in Ireland and Australia. He is a licensed attorney in the United States, where he has worked as a lawyer and law professor previously.
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