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"Have A "Good" Divorce" - Unfortunately half of all marriages end in divorce. If there is nothing else to be done to save the marriage, at least end it with as much dignity and fairness while keeping as much control as possible. When a couple has children or significant assets it is vital to work together in order to protect yourselves and your children...
"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...
"Things to Consider When Considering Divorce" - For parents of minor children who want to know what ALL the options are when thinking about divorce, hear this. A mind works best, like a parachute, when it is open. There are very creative ways to divide property and to share children if both parties keep their eye on the prize – the well being of the children...
"How to Propose Mediation to Your Spouse" - Typically, when couples decide to divorce, at least one of the two involved decides to get "educated". In many cases, learning about mediation comes by accident from endless searching for other divorce information on the internet...
"Contemplating Divorce? Consider Mediation" - Mediation is an especially effective process for resolving issues that arise when a couple contemplates divorce. Mediation allows a husband and wife to make the decisions that are going to affect them and their children for the rest of their lives...
"Top Ten Reasons to Use Parenting Plan Mediation in Divorce" - The best predictor of the well being of children involved in a divorce is the amount of conflict between parents. In mediation, conflicts are more likely to be resolved, resulting in a more peaceful post-divorce family life...
"Dealing With Conflict in Divorce" - Conflict before, during and after a divorce is inevitable. Yet, if the conflict continues, you'll never reach an agreement. Over 95% of all divorce cases ultimately settle, so you'll deal with the conflict sooner or later...
"10 Tips for Dealing With Arguments" - Try to understand your spouse's viewpoint. Once you understand what he or she wants, you can begin to see how you might be able to help resolve the situation...
"The Advantages of Divorce Mediation over Going to Court" - In mediation, the spouses maintain control and make all the decisions, instead of relying on a judge or court commissioner to do so. Issues are resolved much sooner, at a far lower cost, and with much less stress...
"Avoid the Turbulent Waters of Divorce Through Mediation" - How is a divorce like a journey through turbulent waters? Imagine that you and your spouse are about to undertake a river rafting trip, and are faced with deciding between two methods of travel...
"Mediating Separation Agreements" - The difference between separating and divorcing seems obvious, one allows for reconciliation while the other is a final solution approved by the courts. However, more couples are viewing separation and divorce as two stages of one path, rather than two distinct options...
"Divorce Mediation: Making Your Divorce Work For You" - Too often divorce is seen as a win/lose situation. You turn your destinies over to your two attorneys and hope they know what they are doing. The problems is: they don't know you, your goals and aspiration or your family's needs. In this framework, you are both bound to lose even if one of you initially feels like a winner...
"Deconstructing the Divorce Mediation Process - One Practitioner's Approach" - My objective in this article is to deconstruct and thereby demystify what happens behind closed doors during the divorce mediation process. I describe an approach to the divorce mediation process, with the caveat that each mediator has their own style, and that there are many right approaches...
"Is Mediation Right For You?" - Individuals considering mediation frequently want to know whether or not they are appropriate mediation candidates. Unfortunately, too many just dismiss mediation outright, self-branding themselves as inappropriate candidates without any consideration of the accuracy of their assessment. Then, too, there are the many who havent the vaguest idea that mediation may well be a valuable option for them...
"If You're Divorcing, Consider Mediation" - If you or someone you know is considering, or in the process of getting, a divorce, there's something you should know. There's a way to go through the process that could contain hostilities, save spouses lots of time, and money, and leave the parties more intact when the process is done. That way is mediation...
"Divorce Mediation Primer" - Mediation is a voluntary settlement process in which an impartial person who is trained in dispute resolution meets with the parties to discuss the issues they wish to resolve. The mediator will facilitate the negotiation of those issues, with the goal of helping the parties reach a settlement...
"Collaborative Family Law: Restoring Sanity to the Divorce Process" - Consider the average couple on the verge of divorce. Often only one of the spouses wants to end the marriage; the other may know that there are problems but wants to keep trying. In such marriages, one spouse likely feels betrayed, vulnerable, worthless, angry, and possibly depressed; the other spouse may feel guilty about ending the marriage and yet angry about the relentless blame and clinging behavior of his or her spouse...
"Choosing a Matrimonial Attorney - A Mediator's Perspective" - Whether you choose to mediate or litigate, in all likelihood, you will still require the services of an attorney to review your mediated agreement, prepare the property settlement agreement, and file for your divorce...
"Starter Marriages - Top Ten Differences in Divorce Mediation" - The biggest lesson people can learn from their own divorces was how to get married again and how to get married for a lifetime. There is a dearth of literature on the subject of starter marriages and the divorce process, let alone the divorce mediation process...
"Mediator Neutrality - How is it Possible" - How could a mediator be neutral about your situation when you are getting divorced? Surely one of you is right and the other is wrong! If you know in your bones - and all of your friends agree - that you are right, you may think that mediation would not make sense for you, because you dont want to compromise...
"A Better Way To Divorce" - We live in demanding and stressful times. Time and money are precious commodities, which are not in abundance nor easily acquired. What are the options for a couple that decide to separate or divorce? Can they avoid a nasty, expensive battle...
"Can You Have a Mediated Divorce If Your Are Angry At Your Spouse?" - Anger is a normal feeling to have during a divorce. In fact, if you didn't feel angry there would probably be something very wrong. Usually, one person has been unhappy for a period of time preceding the divorce, and was angry during this time...
"Mulling Over Mediation" - You're separated. Your partner wants you to go to mediation to work out a separation agreement, but you have misgivings about it. If this describes you, this article was written to address your concerns...
"Would I Prefer Mediation for My Divorce" - Mediation is a process where you and your spouse will sit down with a neutral person who will help you, sometimes with and most often without attorneys present, to negotiate the terms of your divorce...
"When You Do Not Want A War" - Too often in divorces, we attorneys see clients who would agree to whatever possession schedule was truly best for their children or would agree to whatever division of assets was fair, but they cannot agree on what that possession schedule or division of assets is...
"Litigate or Mediate, That is the Question?" - You may be unaware of an alternative, divorce mediation. This is a time-limited, confidential process in which both you and your spouse meet with a neutral third person who helps you decide on the division of parenting responsibilities...
"To Mediate or Litigate? You Decide..." - There is no denying it: divorce is one of the most stressful experiences people can go through in their lives. Even when the breakup is "amicable," and especially when they have children, divorcing couples experience emotional upheaval and fear of an uncertain future...
"Selecting a Mediator" - What are your goals? What mediation approach to you prefer? Assess your abilities, strengths and weaknesses. What is your timeframe? What is your budget?
"Questions & Answers About Mediation" - Mediation is a powerful and cost-effective way for people to reach resolution without destroying relationships and without the intervention of the court. It offers an opportunity for people to learn from the past in order to prevent problems in the future...
"Is Mediation Right for You?" - One of the most difficult things to do during a divorce is to disregard the urgings of well-meaning friends and family to get the toughest, meanest, lawyer around, and to instead consider mediation. Nearly everyone has something to say about how to achieve a divorce...
"This is Divorce Mediation" - Divorce hurts. Feelings of anger can simmer for years. The sense of rejection can linger into new relationships. For many people, the greatest agony of divorce can be the loss of self-respect. Faced with unrelenting anger and fear, many divorcing people are dismayed at the ease with which they abandon deeply held values such as respect, compassion, and empathy...
"The Self-Destructive Divorce Scenario" - We all have heard the horror stories. Perhaps we might have actually lived it. The ballistic separation and divorce. To watch it happen to our friends or families, we can't help but believe that the actions of these people defy our sense of logic or common sense...
"Arbitration: Inexpensive, Informal & Decisive" - Arbitration is submission of a dispute to one or more impartial persons for a final and binding decision. The parties control the range of issues to be resolved by arbitration, the scope of the relief to be awarded, and many of the procedural aspects of the process...
"About Mediation" - There is a better way to settle differences than a costly courtroom battle. You can control the decisions that affect your family, your finances, your business and your life through mediation, a voluntary settlement process...
"Children & Divorce: The Promise of Mediation" - Such is the sort of dialogue children caught in the middle of a divorce frequently hear from one or both of their parents. Too often, children fall victim in our adversarial divorce system...
"FAQs About Divorce Mediation" - Mediation allows separating and divorcing couples to take control of planning their own futures. It is especially beneficial for parents, who though separating, will need to continue making joint decisions about their children well into the future...
"Arbitration, Mediation, & Psychoanalysis" - Arbitration and mediation are allied processes that have expectable similarities, but also distinct differences. Unexpected parallels emerge when both are compared to psychoanalysis...
"Choosing a Divorce Mediator" - Finding and selecting a mediator can be easier if you follow some simple steps. In the best of circumstances, divorce is an uncomfortable process. Take the time to assure you have a mediator whom you like, respect and believe to be qualified to help both of you negotiate that equitable settlement...
"Mediation: A Better Way to Resolve Conflict" - What did you do the last time you found yourself in conflict with a co-worker, your neighbor, your spouse or your local businessman or woman? Did you get a knot in your stomach, walk away, fight back, decide it was your fault - or theirs, consider suing, consider moving out or moving away or quitting?
"Defining Mediation" - When you are considering separation or divorce there are a lot of decisions to be made. You will have to find answers to the questions of when?, where?, what? and how?. The question of how you will separate is about the process you will use...
"The Most Common Asked Questions About Mediation" - Why use mediation?There are many reasons; the primary ones are: You can:Save a significant amount of money Reduce anger and bitterness Allow the divorcing couple to make their own decisions. Create a cooperative atmosphere, clarify the issues between spouses, foster clear communication, and keep emotional tension separate from financial decisions. Acquire vital information, including legal, financial, and parenting information. Receive a fair settlement...
"The Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution" - "Discourage Litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often really a loser - - in fees, expenses and waste of time. As a peacemaker, the lawyer has a superior opportunity at being a good man. There will still be business enough."
"The Basics of Mediation" - Mediation is a tested, sensitive, intelligent approach to the resolution of separation, divorce and custody disputes. It offers divorcing couples a more effective and humane alternative to the traditional adversarial process...
"The Benefit of Divorce Mediation" - I sat on the floor recently at a birthday party for a friend of my three-year-old, chatting with a group of four other morns. When it came to light that all four were divorced single mothers, the conversation quickly turned to the colorful descriptions of the fathers of their respective children...
"Mediation & Christianity" - Many Christians view marriage and the relationship it signifies as a reflection of the intimate relationship the human being has with God and God's presence through the Holy Spirit...
"The Appropriate Divorce Model" - Experience and research has helped us identify some of the basic elements of a successful and healthy divorce. The term "successful and healthy" as used here, means completing the divorce process of emotional separation, achieving a new center...
"Choice: Divorce Mediation" - Divorce cases that lead to unrestrained and extended litigation are undeniably always destructive and disastrous expenditures of family resources. It is easily estimated that discovery alone in the traditional adversarial litigated divorce can cost more than $20.000 in a fairly routine case...
"What is Mediation?" In our traditional adversarial system, each spouse hires a separate attorney to represent themselves. The lawyers then spend substantial time negotiating with each other and then additional time communicating the outcome of the negotiations to their respective clients...
"10 Reasons to Mediate?" - When both spouses meet with one Divorce Mediator they can share the cost, which is commonly $800.00 to $5000.00 total. If the spouses were to retain separate attorneys to represent them in the divorce, each would be paying a simple retainer of $1500.00-$4500.00 just to get started...
"Conflict Resolution" - Conflict occurs when two or more people believe that what each wants is incompatible with what the other wants. Conflict is likely to increase in times of change. It is an important human process which can often lead to constructive and creative results...
"Wisconsin Divorce Mediation" - In recent years there has been a growing interest in divorce mediation, which is a process for helping divorcing parties reach a settlement agreement in a cooperative manner rather than having them battle it out in court for the judge to decide the issues. Mediation lets the parties keep control of the process and of the terms of the divorce...
"FAQs About Divorce Mediation" - Mediation is a tested, more sensitive approach to separation and divorce. It is a non-adversarial process helping people to dissolve marriages, or domestic partnerships, once the decision to separate is made. The framework provides partners the opportunity to negotiate mutually beneficial agreements that include property settlement, spousal support, child support and custody...
"Divorce: What Went Wrong" - The "D-Word" strikes at the heart of all married couples. Prenuptial agreements - agreements made even before marriage - all have provisions for what happens in the event of a divorce. Recent statistics suggest that 50% of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce. In Southern California the divorce rate is purported to be even higher, somewhere in the neighborhood of 60-75% depending on which study one reads. In this articles I will be exploring some of the reasons that people divorce, some of the consequences of divorce, ways to prevent divorce, and, when all else fails, approaches divorce that can be less stressful to all of the parties involved...
"Keeping the Humanity in a Divorce" - We've all heard the tragic story from a family member, co-worker or friend -- they got a divorce and in the process, spent an unseemly amount of money for a lot of stress, aggravation and a settlement with which they were not really happy. The damage created by the experience is great; not only were they dealing with the loss of a mate and the loss of a significant amount of money upon which they were counting to rebuild their life, they were also dealing with the loss of their own humanity. ..
"10 Misconceptions About Divorce Mediation" - Mediation is the sensible alternative to litigation particularly when people are divorcing. When you think about divorce, you immediately think of lawyers, courts, judges, and litigation, not to mention expense and aggravation. People are not as familiar with mediation and often have erroneous notions about what the process of divorce mediation is all about...
"Divorce Mediation: An Alternative" - If divorce is the proper alternative for two individuals, they should be spared as much pain as possible. This can be done through the process of divorce mediation, in which one or two mediators help a husband and wife prepare their own separation agreement-- a feat accomplishment without the customary adversary-style anger, rancor and "go for the jugular" mind-set that is customary in contested divorces. There is no "contest" in divorce mediation; both spouses are looking toward the future for better lives for themselves and their children and not dwelling on the past hurts...
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