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Why Don’t Transformative Mediations Get Violent?
“It’s important to set ground rules at the start of a mediation, and then you can remind the parties of those rules if they get off track later,” said a trainee in one of my mediation courses.
Prenup? That’s Good News!
Your wedding day is only a few months off and your fiancé nervously mentions that he would like a prenuptial agreement.
Children, Divorce, and Dating
In my role as a counselor for children of divorce, my focus is the children. The question about dating arises in every session of “Co-parenting Through Your Divorce” that I facilitate. This article addresses this question for parents of divorce and for those who are dating others who are divorced with children.
Bargaining in the Light of the Law: The Case of Divorce
By now, in 2017, divorce law has become clear and often even predictable.
Divorce Lawyers: 5 Little Known Things You Need To Know
There is an inescapable fact: the relationship between a divorce attorney and a client is, at best, a business relationship.
Massachusetts Divorce: How Long Does it Take?
Let us imagine a couple in agreement on pursuing the quickest possible Massachusetts divorce.
How to Mediate a Prenuptial Agreement
Marriages can be damaged by a destructive prenup or by a harsh prenup negotiation process.
Save a Marriage through Mediation
This is the true story of a couple that considered divorce, but decided to stay together after drafting a postmarital agreement regarding the parenting of their young son.
It Takes A Solomon: Tearing Children Apart in Divorce
When a couple with children decide that it is time to divorce it is important for them to remember they are not divorcing their children, nor are they divorcing their shared role as parent.
Need Help Getting Your Spouse to the Negotiating Table?
What happens when you want to use mediation for divorce, but your spouse doesn’t? It’s a fairly common situation but not a hopeless one — so don’t give up before trying some tried and true strategies to bring them onboard.
Nesting a New Co-Parenting Arrangement
Divorce is a hard process and perhaps nobody knows this better than the children of divorced parents, who can find themselves caught up in a situation over which they have little control facing an uncertain future.
Marital Conflict is Not a Mental Health Disorder
When two people form a union, whether a legal union – such as marriage, or a domestic partnership, there will be conflict.
Can You Use a Mediator in an Uncontested Divorce?
If you and your spouse are unable to reach agreement in mediation, you still have the option of going to court.
Family Mediation Research: Is There Empirical Support for the Field? (An Update)
The divorce rate began its sharp increase in the early 1960's and more than doubled by the end of the 1970's. This was accompanied by dramatic changes in cultural traditions, societal expectations, and divorce and child custody laws.
Collaborative Parenting Can Mend the Divide
Professionals writing about divorce too often reinforce parental fears by recounting, even exacerbating the negative consequences of divorce
Harmful Effects of Child-Custody Evaluations on Children
Child-custody evaluations have become commonplace in family-law disputes over living arrangements, parental decision-making, and time-sharing with offspring.
A Transformative Parenting Mediation Model
The key to successful parenting mediation is using a model that works for the parents and provides a parenting model that starts with a truce, then works towards mid and long term parenting goals.
Divorce Mediation In New Jersey
This article is about the divorce mediation process, including specific recommendations for New Jersey.
Conflict Analysis & Intervention Selection for Parenting Coordinators: Strategies for Success
This article provides background information on parental conflict and its consequences for children. Three conflict analysis models are presented to assist parenting coordinators to diagnose parental conflict and select effective intervention strategies.
Is Divorce The Real Target?
When the fire of love feels dead or the threat of divorce is put on the table what is really happening?
Divorce Mediation In Ohio
This article discusses options for reaching equitable solutions before divorce.
Learning to Love
This article discusses a New Year's Resolution for bettering relationship and communication.
Avoiding the Holiday Blues During Separation or After Divorce
With some creativity, and openness to future adjustment, separated and divorced couples can preserve key ingredients of the holiday season by pre-planning the children’s shared visits ahead of time.
Holiday Stress? There Is a Way to Fight
Conflict is a part of life, and so exposure to it can be an important lesson in emotional literacy for kids if it is handled properly.
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