Category: Family

Although I hate to admit it, I’m actually old enough to remember the days when the family doctor made house...

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog of Nancy Hudgins and Debra Synovec Most people don't have piles of money to...

Chip Rose talks about his first introduction to collaborative law and how it seemed to fill the gap between traditional...

The world of divorce is a place with an infinite number of stories that play out as a short list...

Sharon M. Pickett 10/29/49 – 8/30/08 A Remembrance by Carl Schneider My wife, Sharon Pickett, 58, died of breast cancer...

The value of Sandy and Rob’s house is falling. The prospect of acquiring one let alone two alternative homes is...

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog of Nancy Hudgins and Debra Synovec Fill your stocking by doing tax planning! Yes,...

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog of Nancy Hudgins and Debra Synovec Holidays can be a sad and stressful time...

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog of Nancy Hudgins and Debra Synovec Do you want your children to thrive after...

Recently many articles have been appearing on the internet extolling the virtues of entering into a prenuptial or premarital agreement...

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog of Nancy Hudgins and Debra Synovec Holidays can be a stressful time for many...

Gay couples, not unlike straight couples, have different stories to tell, different issues to resolve. Yet since Massachusetts’s legalization of...

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog of Nancy Hudgins and Debra Synovec “When is the best time to start mediation?”Ask...

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog of Nancy Hudgins and Debra Synovec Keep your children from feeling they have to...

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog of Nancy Hudgins and Debra Synovec We encourage parents during divorce to put their...

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog The stock market’s been a wild ride over the past year and unlike rides...

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog I liken litigation to duking it out. There are three main drawbacks to litigation....

From the Real Divorce Mediation Blog“Isn’t mediating in the same room only for couples who are cooperative? I don’t feel...

Second marriages are a time for new beginnings, dreams of romance and adventure may abound. Then, too, there are the...

Peter Salem has been awarded the John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award by the Association for Conflict Resolution. The award is...

At my age, I find my thoughts wandering backwards in time, with long-lost memories bubbling up occasionally. I ponder these...

If you seek proof of civilization’s decline, look no further than Sidetaker, a site that lets the public be the...

Why are some practitioners successfully building their family law practice while other practitioners struggle to attract desirable clients and are...

High levels of parental conflict have consistently been shown to be among the most destructive factors in both intact and...

Thanks to Kevin's Remarkable Learning Blog (a fellow Forbes Blog Network member) for his  Seven Steps for Mending Broken Business Relationships....

courtesy of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Betty Manley promised herself she would never remain on a job when it ceased to...

When next at mediation a jaded divorce attorney collapses in the chair nearest to you, remember this has been their...

Q. When should we tell the children about our impending divorce? A. There are many factors that influence when you...

Introduction When parents divorce or separate, they encounter the difficult task of determining child support.  Since the late 80’s, mediators...

This document is an addendum to the article If They Can Do Parenting Plans, They Can Do Child Support Plans...