To Divorce or Stay Together

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."

~Mignon McLaughlin

"Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years." ~Simone Signoret

"Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand."

~Emily Kimbrough

"More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse."

~Doug Larson

"The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of."

~Blaise Pascal

"Love doesn't sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all of the time, made new."

~Ursula K. Le Guin

"Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."

~Robert Heinlein

"Without love, what are we worth? Eighty-nine cents! Eighty-nine cents worth of chemicals walking around lonely."

~Laurence Marks

"The art of love... is largely the art of persistence."

~Albert Ellis

"The most critical factor in our ultimate happiness and success is the quality of our relationships. Since most relationships are less than creative, most can be improved upon."

~Wendy

Founder of Creative Relationship Center

To divorce or stay together;

which road will you take?

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A free 1.5 hour informational session for men and women who want information about what is available for the future of their relationship

Many people attend this workshop to learn:

What they can do to enhance the communication in their marriage and intimate relationship
How to identify the best option for their marriage...which may not be to separate
The differences between marriage mediation and divorce mediation
The different approaches to the divorce or separation process
How to focus on solutions and new beginnings, rather than waste time and money with courts and attorneys
When do you really need an attorney
The differences between litigation, collaboration, and mediation
About the financial realities and tax implications
Where to get the help your children need
Who are the professionals you need to consult and why
How to manage your emotions and help your children cope with theirs during this time

Date: The first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM

Location: Creative Relationship Center

4242 Ridge Lea Rd. Conference Center

Amherst, NY 14226 (behind the Best Buy Plaza)

*Although the informational session is free, registration is still required as seating is limited.

To Register:

Online: Creativerelationshipcenter.com

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Call: Wendy Pegan at 716- 446-9226

Presented by experienced professionals who are consultants at the Creative Relationship Center, and members of WNY Collaborative Law Professionals, Ltd., and NYS Council on Divorce Mediation.

Wendy Pegan, MS, NCC, LMHC.

Wendy is the founder of Creative Relationship Center. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Relationship Coach and Family and Supreme Court-rostered mediator with extensive experience in separation, divorce and helping families maintain integrity through the process. She also serves as a mediator for the Center for Resolution and Justice. Her mission is to keep children and their families safe from the courts system by meeting as many of their needs possible at the Center. Her workshops on helping couples communicate are used in both mediating marriages to become stronger, as well as in the separation/divorce process. Workshops for children include: Children Surviving Divorce, Youth 4 Success and Goddesses in Training for pre-teen and teen girls. Ms. Pegan has served on the board for the YWCA, KidsPeace for Kids in Crisis, ABBA and is a member of the NYS Divorce Mediators and the Association for Conflict Resolution.

James Lazarus, Esq.

James A. Lazarus is a trained mediator and is admitted to the New York State Bar. He has in excess of five years experience working with individuals and families in the mediation/dispute resolution forum, after many years of experience in litigation practice in Family, Supreme, Surrogate’s and other courts throughout the State of New York. In addition to the legal and mediation practice, Mr. Lazarus has been on a number of not-for-profit boards and is involved in a number of community organizations in a consulting and advisory capacity; schools, churches, sports clubs and other organizations and businesses.

Tim Sobolewski, CFP®

Tim is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional with the Financial Planning Center, a Registered Investment Adviser in Amherst, NY. He specializes in fee-only financial planning and investment management for the middle class, and works as part of the mediation team at the Creative Relationship Center, providing financial advice and analysis. Tim was previously a Vice-President at HSBC Securities and Bank of America Investments. He is on the board of the Financial Planning Association of Western New York and is a member of Financial Planning Counselors of Western New York.