Belinda Rachman, Esq.

How To Divorce Proof Your Marriage (from a divorce attorney)

Let's start with an underlying assumption, good relationships are not easy. When NBC did a story called Project Everlasting, they interviewed 200 couples who had been married at least 40 years and every single one of them said they had been through some r... Read >

You Don't Have To Be Ruined Financially or Emotionally In A Divorce

If you have been divorced or have heard about a nasty one, then I am preaching to the choir when I outline the emotional and financial devastation that can be wrought on emotionally vulnerable couples who get involved in the adversarial system that IS div... Read >

What Does A Traffic Ticket REALLY Cost You?

Every day you see some unlucky person pulled over on a street or freeway being given a speeding ticket or some other kind of moving violation. When it happens to a truck driver there are even more serious consequences because they can lose their license i... Read >

Divorcing Parents Need To Know These 5 Things

What is in the child's best interest should always be a parent's top priority especially when considering divorce. The first thing you should know is our adversarial legal system is not child focused or family friendly. The emotional and financial price y... Read >

How To Chose The Right Divorce Lawyer

The choice of which attorney to hire for your divorce is overwhelming. The sheer number of divorce lawyers in the phone book makes your head spin. You have heard the horror stories from your friends about how horrid and expensive their divorce was and you... Read >

Have A "Good" Divorce

If you are like half of married people, you are going to divorce. It is a sad but true fact of life. If a marriage has to end, at least end it with as much dignity as possible. A public court brawl is not nice to watch and even worse to live through. If ... Read >

How To Wake Up From The Nightmare of Identity Theft

The FACTS about identity theft from a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist . The exclusive focus seems to be on financial identity theft which is only ONE of the FIVE kinds of identity theft. To ignore 1) Social Security identity theft, ... Read >

Wake Up From The Nightmare of Identity Theft

A Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist explains the FACTS about Identity Theft. What it is and what it isn't. The overwhelming focus the media places on financial identity theft does a great disservice to those who will rely on the infor... Read >

Don’t Be Like Anna Nicole Smith and Teri Schivo!!!

If you are like 70% of the population, you don't have a current will even though 100% of us are going to need one. High profile cases such as Smith and Shivo are good reminders why it is so vital to have a current will that says who you would want to rais... Read >

Peaceful Divorce An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Ask most people what it is like to go through a divorce and chances are you will hear a litany of horror stories about high legal costs, unfair results in court and lawyers who don't care enough about their own clients to return phone calls. Splitting up ... Read >

Can You Name the 5 Kinds of Identity Theft?

There are 5 kinds of Identity Theft but most people are just aware of credit card identity theft. That is just 20% of the problem. Here are all 5. 1) Driver's License Identity Theft 2) Social Security Number Identity Theft 3) Character/Criminal I... Read >

87% of Business Owners Don't Know The Identity Theft Laws That Apply to Them

With Identity theft losses mounting, state and Federal legislation has been passed that has stringent penalties and jail time for business owners who are not in compliance. Because 87% of business owners are not even aware of these laws, what you don't kn... Read >

IDENTITY THEFT, ARE YOU IN COMPLIANCE OR ARE YOU PART OF THE PROBLEM?

Due to the soaring cost to business of identity theft our state and Federal legislatures have passed some VERY stringent laws that apply to all businesses with one or more employees. Non compliance could cost business owners personally or their business u... Read >

Why Divorce Mediation?

You are thinking of divorce and worrying about how your children will fare. It is your job to protect them and you can chose to have a peaceful divorce. A mind works best, like a parachute, when it is open. There are very creative ways to divide property... Read >