Category: Elder

In this episode, Michael and Karen interview Lara Traum. Lara is an attorney and mediator in private practice, offering assistance...

As a HR and ADA Facilitator and author of Making It Work, I have found that mediating disability/medical related issues...

Pensions have almost become a benefit of the past, having been replaced by 401(k) plans.  However, they still exist for...

A “gray divorce” occurs when a senior couple ends their marriage after years or decades of togetherness. Also called a...

Elder Frustration The term “elder frustration” is used to describe frustration that adult children, caregivers and sometimes professionals experience when...

The Online Mediation Family and Elder Committee consisted of the following members: Chair: Susan Guthrie Members: Michael Aurit, Gabrielle Hartley,...

How to get parents on the same page - Even in the middle of divorce Divorce can be tough on...

Mediation and Business Consulting by Kathleen Kauth.Talking about end of life wishes is never fun, and seldom easy.  In light...

As I work with more “grey divorce” couples, I’m finding that there may be an overlooked asset that needs to...

As couples reach the age of 62 they begin the process of determining whether to take early retirement or wait...

Montana Nursing Homes and Families Receive Assistance to Resolve Disputes about Discharge Notices Through a Grant from Centers for Medicare...

In 1966 and 1967 when I was twenty-two years old, I did a two-year stint as a Peace Corps Volunteer...

When it comes to discussing end of life issues, very rarely are all members of families on the same page. ...

Disputing Blog by Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly HayesThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a...

Once upon a time, people who grew old (or older) together, even if unhappy in their marriage, did not consider...

In 2008, Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Mediate.com, proudly published Peter Adler’s "Eye of the Storm Leadership:...

The aging of a family member is an inevitable process, and families hope that their aging parent or grandparent will...

Recently I mediated a case involving consolidated actions for collection of hospital bills and alleged fraudulent conveyance of real properties. ...

There is an on-going need for disability mediation in the civil, commercial, workplace and family context, as there remains a...

In 2008, Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Mediate.com, proudly published Peter Adler’s "Eye of the Storm Leadership:...

When the natural parents of a minor are deceased or become otherwise incapable of caring for their child, the issue...

Your parent died a few months ago. That, in and of itself, is tragic enough. You’re neck deep in the...

Special thanks to JAMS and Editor Richard Birke for their gracious permission to reprint this article which was originally published...

From ADRAC- The Australian Dispute Resolution Advisory Council Blog, organized with Shirli Kirschner Introduction The role of ADR in the aged care...

Texas Conflict Coach Audio Blog by Pattie Porter Listen to the podcast here. The guest speaker on the podcast is...

IndisputablyIn a very unsurprising decision, the Supreme Court ruled 7-1 that a Kentucky nursing home can enforce contracts signed residents’...

Disputing Blog by Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly HayesYesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare...

People are often surprised to learn there is potential for conflict when a loved one is in hospice. Unfortunately, many...

Determining where, how and with whom a senior loved one should live out her golden years can present challenges for...

Indisputably On Monday, in The Fredericksburg Care Co., L.P. v. Perez, et al., 2016 WL 100844, the Supreme Court declined to...