A SENSE OF PLACE By J. Michael Kelly | November 16, 2009 A sense of place is related to True North. True North speaks of a strong sense of direction. A sense of place refers to a location. Terms such as home stone and hearth stone refer to it. It is a sense of home, calm, security, sa

Keeping Your Word by J. Michael Kelly Keeping your word, is the single most important thing that one individual must give to people they are working with or having a relationship with; it is that they be reliable to their word; you have nothing else but your word. It is hard to imagin

Tying Down The Ties That Bind: Pre-Marriage Pacts Rise in U.S. By Beth Ann Krier Los Angeles Times Service LOS ANGELES — The man’s fiancee was slim. He liked her that way. He wanted her to stay that way. And he was determined to do everything within his power to ensure her conti

by J. Michael Kelly | Divorce Attorney It is essential to utilize specific terminology when speaking about a specific event, or when thinking about it. When you use soft words; words that are warm and fuzzy; words that are not deadly accurate in their descriptive capacity, you will de

 by: J. Michael Kelly | Divorce Attorney We have all heard stories or perhaps have been a support person for our adult children’s divorces. Many parents, after raising their kids in the best possible manner they can, and watching them graduate from college, believe that their ch