Re: divorce in cohousing | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Ann Zabaldo (zabaldoearthlink.net) | |
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 06:53:39 -0800 (PST) |
Hello Doug — Can you talk a little more about what is happening in your community that gave rise to this proposal? My experience is that proposals don’t arise in a vacuum. Have you experienced or are you experiencing a particularly difficult or “nasty” divorce in your community? Fleshing this out a little more for those of us on this list will help us understand the situation(s) you are facing in your community. And help us respond with more refined and targeted comments. Thanks! Best -- Ann Zabaldo Takoma Village Cohousing Washington, DC Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC Falls Church VA 703-688-2646 On Feb 10, 2014, at 9:06 PM, Doug Huston <huston [at] ashlandcoho.com> wrote: > > At times I’ve read on this list serve how stressful break-ups/divorces have > been on communities. > In our community, we are considering the following proposal: > When a couple breaks up, the person who moves out of the community is > automatically no longer a member of the community. > This means he/she cannot be an off-site member, a category which exist for > some communities. > This would be the default situation. Exceptions could be considered. If after > one year the member who moved out wants to re-join, the group could choose to > consider this - or not. > The intention behind this is to insulate the community (to some extent) from > the common challenges, stress, and tensions which usually accompany > break-ups, and would likely be heightened if both parties remain formally > involved in community activities. > We are wondering what others in communities think, and if there are similar > or related policies regarding break-ups elsewhere in cohousing. > Thanks for your comments in advance. > > Doug Huston - Ashland (Oregon) Cohousing Community > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > >
- Re: divorce in cohousing, (continued)
- Re: divorce in cohousing Rick Gravrok, February 12 2014
- Re: divorce in cohousing Diana Carroll, February 13 2014
- Re: divorce in cohousing Sharon Villines, February 13 2014
- Re: divorce in cohousing R Philip Dowds, February 11 2014
- Re: divorce in cohousing Ann Zabaldo, February 12 2014
- Re: divorce in cohousing Doug Huston, February 13 2014
- Re: divorce in cohousing Sharon Villines, February 15 2014
- Re: divorce in cohousing Karen Scheer, February 17 2014
- Re: divorce in cohousing Jenny Guy, February 21 2014
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