Mediation

The Surprising Way You Can Jeopardize Your Own Divorce Settlement

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Negotiation, Shame, Regret, Guilt, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Ann Buysse, Belgium, Ghent University, Custody, Anne Wietzker, Cooperation, Negative Emotions, Mediation, Legal System, Ruben Brondeel, Tom Loeys, Divorce News

Guilt, shame and regret are common emotions that are experienced during the divorce process.

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The Art Of Not Arguing With Your Ex

Debbi Dickinson | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Mediation, Divorce Finance, Arguing, Divorce, Life After Divorce, Divorce News

Once you enter the divorce process, the relationship between the couple changes immediately.

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Is Mediation Right For You?

Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Divorce Mediator, How Do I Decide Whether to Mediate, Video, Divorce Mediaton Advice, Divorce Mediation Tips, Is Mediation a Good Idea, Mediation, How to Stay Out of Divorce Court, Alison Patton, How to Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Divorce and Mediation, Divorce News

Wondering if mediation is right for you? Here's what you need to know, from licensed attorney and mediator Alison Patton, who blogs at LemonadeDivorce...

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How To Keep Your Split Out Of Divorce Court

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Divorce-Negotiations, Video, Avoiding Divorce Trial, How to Divorce, How to Avoid Divorce Court, Stay Out of Divorce Court, Avoiding Divorce Court, Divorce Court, Mediation, How to Have a Friendly Divorce, How to Stay Out of Divorce Court, Henry Gornbein, How Do I Stay Out of Divorce Court, Friendly Divorce, Divorce Advice, Divorce News

Wondering how you can stay out of divorce court? Here's what you need to know. Family law attorney Henry Gornbein gives his advice on how to avoid a c...

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3 Reasons Never To Argue With Your Ex

Kari Cornelison | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Divorce Court, Mediation, Divorce, Life After Divorce, Litigation, Divorce Attorney, Divorce News

While most divorcing spouses do not fundamentally desire the additional pain and expense of a court battle, many wind up in a divorce war without ever understanding what triggered it.

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8 Secrets To A ‘Good Divorce’

Eileen Barker | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Amicable Divorce, Good Divorce, Emotional Cost of Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Costs, How to Get a Divorce, Financial Cost of Divorce, Divorce Advice, Divorce Lawyer, Mediation, Divorce News

If you want a "good divorce" -- one that is amicable, based on mutual cooperation and fairness -- don't leave it to chance. Here's eight tips for obtaining a good divorce.

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The First Person To Call When You Decide To Divorce

Nancy Fagan | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Marriage, Divorce News, Relationships, Mediation, Divorce, Parenting, Gps, Kim Kardashian, Separation, Family, Couples, Divorce News

When you decide to take action and get your divorce started, your first call should be to a divorce mediator -- not an attorney. Attorneys are trained to litigate, not mediate.

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How To Avoid Harmful Battles In Divorce Court

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Philip A. Cowan, Courts, Litigation, Rachel Ebling, Mediation, Smith College of Social Work, Coparenting, Legal, Marsha Kline Pruett, Mothers, University of California- Berkeley, Fathers, Divorce News

Almost everyone involved in divorce becomes frustrated by the legal process. Both mothers and fathers feel like the system works against them.

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The USA Network Is Double the Fun On Friday Nights

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Mediation, Frederick Weller, The USA Network, Mary McCormack, Sarah Shahi, Witsec, TV News

Friday nights just got a lot brighter entertainment wise with the return of Fairly Legal and In Plain Sight on the USA Network.

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Can High-Conflict Couples Make Shared Parenting Work?

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: School-Age Children, Australia, Shared Parenting, Conflict, La Trobe University, Mediation, Family Transitions, Custody, Jennifer McIntosh, Parents, Divorce News

Increasingly, parents and the public are in favor of shared parenting arrangements following divorce. Although shared parenting arrangements still represent a small amount of the total arrangements, they continue to increase.

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8 Meditation Books I Can't Live Without

Thirdage | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Mediation, Meditation Books, Spirituality, Books, Fifty News

There are so many meditation books on the shelves that it can be overwhelming. But based on the love of friends who provided me with some, and my own ...

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Is This The Worst Way To Announce A Split, Or The Best?

Abby Tolchinsky | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Email, Mediation, Facebook, Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Divorce News

As a divorce mediator and lawyer, sometimes I feel like I've heard it all. I am terribly hard to shock. And yet, yesterday something shocked me: a divorce announcement via email.

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The Big Secret Divorce Lawyers Know (And You Should Too)

J. Richard Kulerski | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Mediation, Divorce, Divorce Settlement, Divorce Laws, Settlement, Divorce Mediation, Divorce Lawyer, Divorce News

What do divorce lawyers do in their own divorces? They try to stay out of court.

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Lessons Learned From Boiled Frogs

Alison Patton | Posted 03.06.2012

I recently heard the "boiling frog story" for the first time. It goes like this: a frog will jump out if placed in a pan of boiling water, but if submerged in cold water that is heated very slowly, the frog won't jump out and will actually allow itself to be cooked to death.

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Do Older Couples Divorce Better?

Abby Tolchinsky | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Collaborative, Mediation, Dollars, Empty Nest, Attorney, Divorce, Age, Divorce News

While all couples contemplating divorce experience more than a measure of sadness, anger, perhaps fear and certainly disappointment, young couples, with short-term marriages, no jointly held assets and no children tend to negotiate intensely over "the stuff."

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How Lawyers Can Sabotage Mediation

Henry Gornbein | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Mediation, Mediation Process, Diplomacy, Mediators, How Mediations Work, Tools of Divorce, Sabotage, Sabotaging Mediation, Divorce News

The problem in some mediations is the attorneys. A good attorney believes in mediation and will encourage it as a tool to try for a settlement on an amicable basis

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Lessons From the School of Hard Knocks

Don McNay | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Behaviorial Economics, Small Business, A Main Street Guide to Making Money, Jim Croce, Life Coaching, Kentucky, Personal Injury, Don McNay, Love and Money, Kentucky Bar Association, Wealth Without Wall Street, Mediation, Jackson Browne, McNay Consulting, Personal Finance, Lottery Winners, Kentucky Justice Association, Small Business News

After nearly 30 years of helping people with their money, I figured out long ago that financial issues were rarely about rates of return or asset allocation. Money is usually about emotions. Most of the time, people are using money to buy something that is missing in their lives.

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Meditate on Your New Year's Resolution for Greater Success

Susan Morales, M.S.W. | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Meditation Techniques, New Year's Resolutions, Meditate, Guided Meditation, New Year's Meditation, Healthy-New-Year, Mediation, Meditation, Mindfulness Meditation, Redroom, Resolution Meditation, Healthy Living News

We all know habits are hard to change, but each year it's a tradition on Jan. 1 to try to do something differently. Our intentions are heartfelt. We've thought through what we want. We're motivated by our suffering or our desire to be better in some way.

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How To Get A Divorce In The New Year

Abby Tolchinsky | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Mediation, Collaborative Law, Marriage, Attorney, Divorce, Divorce News

Holiday season and another new year often accompanies a good deal of soul-searching and taking stock on one's life. For some this leads to divorce, or contemplation of a divorce.

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The Top 5 Reasons NOT To Go To Divorce Court

M. Marcy Jones | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Divorce Court, Mediation, Divorce, Litigation, Divorce News

If you are thinking about going to court to win custody of your children or to prove your spouse is a terrible person, think again.

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Why Mediation Makes Sense

Bari Zell Weinberger, Esq. | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Mediation, Divorce, Litigation, Divorce Lawyer, Divorce News

The divorce process can be an expensive proposition. In uncertain financial times, like we are currently experiencing, it is even more crucial to find ways to help reduce the burden of divorce, both emotionally and financially

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The Most Important Person To Hire In Your Split

Nancy Fagan | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Mediation, Marriage, Doctors, Lawyers, Divorce, Divorce News

Mediators are like the nurses of the divorce world. Mediators are to attorneys what nurses are to doctors.

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What Halloween Can Tell You About Your Marriage

Nancy Fagan | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Divorce Month, Halloween, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Halloween Costumes, Mediation, Children of Divorce, Cheating, Celebrity Divorce, Slidepollajax, Divorce News

Like all things preventative, if you can detect relationship problems early on, you have a better chance of fixing the relationship before it dies.

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Can Your Divorce Lawyer Answer These 9 Questions?

Diana Mercer | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Divorce, Your Divorce Advisor, Divorce Mediation, Family Law Mediation, Family Law, Mediation, Divorce Court, Meditation, Mediator, Honest Divorce Lawyer, Divorce News

There is a lot of incentive for litigation attorneys to blow sunshine up your skirt and tell you what you want to hear.

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What Do The Kids REALLY Think About Your Divorce?

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: School-Age Children, Australia, Shared Parenting, Bruce Smyth, Caroline Long, Yvonne Wells, Conflict, La Trobe University, Mediation, Family Transitions, Custody, Jennifer McIntosh, Australian National University, Parents, Divorce News

There has been a steady stream of scientific findings indicating that children whose parents do not resolve their marital conflict have difficulties adjusting.

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