Category: Custody & Parenting

Choosing the Table Over the Courtroom I got a call this week from a young mother. Her son is twenty...

Written in consultation with Claude.ai There is a man I read about years ago — a refugee living just steps...

In March 2026, Bridging the Gap brought together professionals from across the UK, the United States and Australia, people who...

We have expressed concern with Access to Justice in Family Law for years; since the turn of the century.  ...

Summary of the Argentina Children in Mediation Report on “Exploration and Analysis of the Outcomes of Child and Adolescent Participation...

Ask ChatGPT About Parenting Time Conflict Dad has been late in returning his 12 year old son to mom (divorced)...

Why Hearing the Child Without Harm Requires Safeguarding, Child Development Literacy and Real Containment A note on child inclusive practice...

The Missing Chair at the Table In almost every mediation I lead, there comes a moment when someone finally breathes...

Over the past decade, my family mediation practice in Victoria, BC has evolved in response to a clear and consistent...

DARVO stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It is a recognizable rhetorical sequence in modern conflict engagement...

When people begin looking for a family mediator, they often focus on logistics: availability, cost, or whether the mediation can...

The Creative Solution in Family Mediation is a collection of articles written by Chip Rose as a contributor to The...

Using Pre-Mediation Support to Strengthen Interest-Based Outcomes Family mediators, particularly those working with self-represented parties, understand that the success of...

In family mediation—whether navigating custody, dependency, or guardianship—we often hide behind the phrase “Best Interests of the Child.” While it...

Each year at the Centre for Mediation and Dispute Resolution, we look back at our client population, seeking to detect...

Introduction: The Family Space We Keep Missing  Most co-parenting conversations focus on what we can see: schedules, holidays, school choice,...

Holiday traditions have created happy family memories. Stockings hung on the chimney with care, the smell of hot chocolate in...

Table of Contents Next Model Standards for Family and Divorce Mediation (2025 Update)and Masic-S The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)...

Mediate.info is your trusted source for understanding and navigating the world of conflict resolution. Whether you’re dealing with a family disagreement,...

Separating and divorcing parents spend much time worrying. They worry about how and when they will separate; they worry if...

In this episode of the Mediate.com Podcast, Colin Rule interviews Anne-Marie Cade, an award winning Lawyer, Mediator, Family Dispute Resolution...

Summary This article distinguishes between couples mediation and couples therapy, highlighting their unique objectives and methodologies. Couples mediation focuses on...

In this episode, Colin Rule interviews David Mandel, MA, LPC, the creator of the Safe & Together Model, a transformational...

Both parties insisted that the dispute between them be mediated by: a Telugu-speaking mediator, a pet-loving mediator, and (more specifically,...

This AI podcast, from the Safe & Together Institute's YouTube channel, presents a framework for understanding how domestic violence perpetrators harm children....

This is the second episode of Michael and Karen Aurit's video podcast "Inside The Mediation Room," devoted to hearing stories...

Saposnek and Berstein's 2025 article examines the pervasive use and potential misuse of psychodiagnostic labels in family court. The authors explore how...

In this episode, Colin Rule interviews Professor Kelly Browe Olson about her chapter in the new book (that she also co-edited) entitled Family...

In this episode, Colin Rule interviews dispute resolution giants Bernard Mayer and Peter Salem about the chapter they co-wrote in...

Also see "Mediation Past, Present & Future – Our Evolution from Physical to Digital Mediation" by Jim Melamed and "Reflections...