Seth Nelson is a dedicated Florida divorce and family law attorney, a divorcee, and father. A graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Law, Nelson honed his legal skills clerking for Judge John C. Godbold of the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals before returning to Tampa to practice law. Since 2008, he has been the sole shareholder of NLG Divorce & Family Law, upholding the firm’s motto to help good people through difficult times, tailoring his approach to each family’s distinct needs.
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If you have minor kids in your divorce, you might find yourself working in some capacity with a parent coordinator. Today, we’re going back to basics: what does the parent coordinator do? What are their responsibilities? How do they relate to the court and the legal process? Today, we’re going back to school on parent coordination.
Do you love performance reviews? Do you live for that feeling you get when you know someone else is watching you and determining your value at work based on things that are largely out of your control? Then you’re going to love today’s topic: Vocational Evaluation.
What does ‘winning your divorce’ mean? In today’s episode, exExperts Jessica Klingbaum and T.H. Irwin join Seth and Pete to talk about their own divorce journeys and how that brought them to become the exExperts they are today. The conversation ranges from the power of social support to trying to break through the shame around divorce, from better understanding the divorce process to learning to be present. Plus, they tell us about their upcoming virtual summit called WIN YOUR DIVORCE. Tune in!
Nearly 30% of us are highly sensitive people – or HSPs – and if you count yourself in that group, it makes divorce a materially different experience. In this episode, Chris Lyon, a relationship author and facilitator, talks with Seth and Pete about the challenge of navigating the big emotions that come with divorce, why being defensive is your weakest position, and why empathy is the one thing you need to have.
Brian Ronalds, author of the How Not to Be an A-Hole series, returns to the show! This time, he’s talking with Seth and Pete about the broader strokes of learning not to be an a-hole, working with your ex when they’re still an a-hole, and generally working to just be a better human. Tune in!
Dr. Ricky Arenson is a leading Australian endocrinologist, husband, and stand-up comic, as well as the author of “Women Are Superior to Men: The REAL Secret to a Fantastic Marriage, Joyful Parenting & Better Sex!” and he joins us today to talk about the important truth couples are missing in their relationships.
Parental alienation is a controversial topic, and one currently in the news in the case of two kids in Utah who have barricaded themselves in their room to avoid a court ruling telling them they have to spend time with their father, who they say abused them. So how does this all play out in the courts? Is parental alienation a real thing? And how do lawyers navigate it when it’s brought into a case? A listener question spurred us on to have this full-episode discussion. Tune in!
We dig into the world of forensic accounting with Tracy Coenen. Tracy’s a forensic accountant and is behind The Divorce Money Guide, a tool that helps you understand your money and uncover where money might be hiding your divorce. She talks with us about what you can do to untangle the mess of marriage financials and figure out if you’re the victim of financial abuse. Plus, we have a listener question!
Seth and Pete talk about the challenges of parenting when divorced parents just can’t make things work. It’s called Parallel Parenting. Is it okay for the kids? How does it work? And how do parents handle the challenges that come with it?
Our listener question last week spurred us on to record this special episode about common misconceptions in the divorce process. Sterling Lovelady, an attorney with Seth at NLG, joins him and Pete to set you straight.