Category: Divorce

Most of my family mediation clients need a separation agreement and they understand this. They do not always understand all...

Starting over can seem impossible after divorce. We may have lost who we are, had our future erased, or felt hopeless....

There are different perspectives on the use of caucus in mediation. Maybe you use caucus early and often in your...

Doni, a friend of mine since high school, sidled up to me in the supermarket one day and said he...

Parents can try both litigation and mediation to determine parenting arrangements after they split. But should you go to mediation...

Most parents fighting over child custody would benefit from mediation. In general, having a neutral professional help you negotiate calmly...

The listservs and chat rooms have been abuzz this week -- everyone's talking about the conference! We had 39 leading...

So, if the rumors flying around the internet are true, it looks like Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen may be...

Separating married couples, with or without children, know that divorce requires the legal dissolution of the marriage.  Divorce is not...

Prenuptial agreements are not always necessary when embarking on a marriage. They usually create more problems than they solve. The...

Divorce agreements tell a story.  The story speaks not only of arrangements for children’s living and times spent with each...

University of California, Davis, Professor Donna Shestowsky and I recently had the pleasure of conducting the first neutral evaluation of any family...

Here are Mediate University's Mediation Course "Bundles" to help you best and most affordably accomplish your mediation basic and advanced training...

Review of Ellen Bruno’s Documentary Film, Split Up—The Teen Years Back in 2013, I reviewed for Mediate.com a documentary titled...

Pets are an integral part of a family, so no wonder when a couple is contemplating a divorce, the fate...

Back to school is upon us, and for most parents, it can bring a whole new set of challenges not...

A narcissist is so caught up in themselves that they fail to think about others. They lack empathy and do...

When you are considering a divorce, it is a reasonable question to ask whether you could stay in the same...

Make sure you are buckled in for this ride. You feel anticipation, worry, anxiety and fear.  It can be likened...

I’ve looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehowIt’s life’s illusions I recallI really...

Divorce is never easy for anyone. Breaking off what you once thought might be a lifetime commitment can be painfully...

Divorcing parents are understandably uneasy regarding their separation and divorce, mainly what it means for their kids. Parents stress about...

As a lawyer, judge, and now mediator, I have handled thousands of cases in multiple areas of the law. I...

A recent Custody X Change study found that 93 percent of divorcing parents tried an alternative dispute resolution method –...

As the number of LGBTQ marriages has significantly increased in recent years, the number of divorces has also gone up....

Business partnerships, just like every other human relationship, go through periods of conflict or disagreement. However, allowing disagreements to fester...

Some couples feel stuck because they are unsure how to move forward in their separation. Other couples feel stuck because...

When you are deciding whether to use mediation to resolve your custody dispute, consider these alternatives. If you already have...

Family Law Mediators: a tool to reduce conflict in and out of mediation for your co-parent clients By Jen Schimbeno...

The trend of prenuptial agreements is on the rise because of a growing acceptance of its usefulness, especially among millennials...