86: Elise Buie - Thrive Through Divorce

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

How To, Education, Self-improvement, Management, Business

4.7 • 801 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2016

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Elise is a high conflict divorce attorney who also has her own divorce story. Elise’s divorce involved Hurricane Katrina, multiple moves around the country, and, ultimately, a co-parenting plan where she lives with her kids and new husband in Seattle and her ex-husband comes out to visit and live with them one week each month. After working through her own divorce, Elise decided to dedicate her law practice to helping other families thrive through divorce. Listen in to hear Elise share: The biggest mistakes most lawyers make in representing people in divorce The power and advantages to mediation How to stay out of court, save a ton of money, and get what is truly best for your children What true co-parenting looks like The truth - you can be a horrible spouse and a great parent Links Mentioned: Book: The Co Parent Handbook, by Karen Bonnell Book: Sisters in law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World Blog: (Lagniappe) http://www.elisebuiefamilylaw.com/blog Website: http://www.elisebuiefamilylaw.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy, episode 86 with Elise Bowie.
0:06.0	Show notes for this episode can be found over at shamelessmom.com and just hop over to episode
0:10.9	86.
0:16.2	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean, and I'm here to give you and other passionate, dedicated moms the tools you need to bridge the gap between motherhood and living the life of your dreams.
0:27.5	I'm also here to help you be a little more shameless every day, because if you aren't building a life, you're extraordinarily proud of, what kind of legacy are you building?
0:36.2	So let's dive in. Elise Bowie is the high-energy
0:40.3	leader of a family law team at Elise Bowie Family Law Group. She received her jurist
0:45.5	document from Loyola School of Law in New Orleans, where she served first as a federal law
0:49.7	clerk and litigator. Reeling from Hurricane Katrina, several moves across the country, and then her
0:55.2	own divorce, Elise tailored her legal career around the best interests of children before finally
1:00.3	settling and remarrying in Seattle. Through Elise's guardian ad litem work in high-conflict family
1:06.0	law proceedings, she truly understands how to preserve civility and respect during the divorce process.
1:12.1	Her goal is to serve each client on an individual basis, striving to find real-life
1:16.3	workable solutions for the families she serves.
1:19.3	Realizing that a marriage is over might make a family stand still.
1:23.1	Her practice involves all aspects of family law, preparation of post-numptial and separation agreements,
1:28.6	parenting plans, child support, simple and complex financial cases, relocation, and blended
1:33.9	families. She has a deep understanding of complex parenting issues which clients may face when
1:38.9	divorcing. Elise also has keen attention to financial details, ensuring that her clients make wise financial moves so that they are in a position to soar post-divorce.
1:50.7	When Elise is not busy with her family law practice, she spends time with her Brady Bunch clan of six kids, five pets, and her husband Doug.
1:58.0	She enjoys boating and traveling and whipping up some delicious southern food, dining at local restaurants, and lively political debates around the dining
2:04.5	room table, loudly cheering on her favorite football teams. I was really excited to do this
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