Tag: Empowerment
A Modern Approach to Marriage Planning with Catherine Cappelli (Ep. 15)

A Modern Approach to Marriage Planning with Catherine Cappelli (Ep. 15)

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What happens when prenuptial planning becomes an enlightened conversation about life partnerships? 

Join us for a thought-provoking episode as Gabrielle Clemens interviews Catherine Cappelli, a family law attorney with a unique focus on family formation and prenuptial planning. This episode dives into practical ways couples can plan their financial and personal futures together. 

Gabrielle Clemens, JD, LLM, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, and Accredited Estate Planner and Catherine explore the essentials of financial planning before tying the knot, how prenuptial agreements can evolve, and their relevance beyond just the wealthy. 

Listen in as Catherine shares her expertise on:

  • The unique approach to drafting prenuptial agreements
  • The role and benefits of mediation and collaborative law in these agreements 
  • Financial and practical considerations for couples avoiding traditional marriage 
  • Tools for protecting parental rights in family formation through science 
  • And more!

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About Our Guest: 

Catherine Cappelli is a skilled trial attorney with over twenty years of litigation experience. Catherine is highly skilled at responding to crises, anticipating and solving problems, and negotiating and motivating resolutions.

For seventeen years, Catherine served as an Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk County prosecuting scores of complex criminal investigations and major felonies involving families and violence. She also supervised and trained prosecutors, tried cases in the District and Superior Courts, and argued cases before the appellate courts in Massachusetts. Should your case require litigation, Catherine will provide decisive representation, fighting for your rights every step of the way.

In 2015, Catherine was honored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as one of the Top Women of Law. The award highlights women who are innovators, educators, trailblazers and role models. 

Catherine is a frequent commentator on family law topics including Assisted Reproductive Technology (A.R.T.), LGBTQ families, rights and protections, Prenuptial and Marital Agreements and Collaborative Family Law. Catherine is also a trainer in the Commonwealth and nationally for police, corrections, clergy, judges, attorneys, community associations, business leaders, health care professionals, and students in elementary through the graduate school level.

Catherine is an active member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association.

Catherine is committed to providing pro bono legal services. She serves as a volunteer attorney for the Rape Survivors’ Law Project at Boston’s Victim Rights Law Center, Volunteer Lawyer’s Project, Senior Partners for Justice, and the Women’s Bar Foundation.

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Building a Better Post-Divorce Relationship with Ben Stich (Ep. 14)

Building a Better Post-Divorce Relationship with Ben Stich (Ep. 14)

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What makes mediation a powerful tool in resolving high-conflict divorces? 

Gabrielle Clemens, JD, LLM, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Accredited Estate Planner, chats with Ben Stich, a seasoned divorce mediator who specializes in high-conflict situations. 

Together, they uncover the transformative power of mediation, showing how it brings calm and clarity to even the most challenging divorces. Ben shares his journey from social work to mediation, offering unique insights into using effective communication and understanding to help couples work through their differences. 

This episode’s discussion highlights include:

  • The surprising role of social work skills in mediation
  • Understanding high-conflict dynamics and how mediation can help
  • The structure of a mediation process and its benefits
  • How mediation saves time and money compared to litigation
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

Ben is a divorce, co-parenting and family mediator. After years working with families as a social worker, Ben fell in love with mediation after taking a training in 2009 and his mediation journey led him to establish Mediation and Family Services in 2014. He has since mediated hundreds of divorces and family disputes helping families stay in control of their decisions while saving time, money, and heartache. Ben is also a Divorce Coach for divorces following the Collaborative Law model.

In addition to mediation and collaborative law, Ben is an Instructor for William James College’s High Conflict Co-Parenting Program, trains Collaborative Problem Solving for MGH Psychiatry’s Think Kids program, and is on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. Ben regularly presents workshops on mediation, divorce, advanced divorce mediation training for mediators, how therapists can support divorcing clients, and more.

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