Category: Family

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

Editor’s Note: This is a paper that was first presented in 1999. It is published here for the first time...

Chapter One, Looking There was once a lovely planet with a magenta sky and cinnamon flavored water. Although the planet...

Thanks to the Association of Conciliation Courts (www.afccnet.org) for permission to republish this important report.Introduction Although domestic violence is commonly...

As a family-law attorney for over 35 years, I can tell you that the secret to a successful divorce is...

First published in ACR Family News Quartely and the Collaborative Review of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, February 2008....

A recent study shows that the upside of marital fighting is not just the makeup sex afterwards. Researchers at the...

Link to Part 1 Part 1 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Bonapartes....

From the Blog of Phyllis G. Pollack.       When asked the question, “are you a negotiator” most people answer, “no.” They...

December is the most popular month for popping the question, which fills this mediator with loads of holiday cheer. Why?...

This article is copyrighted and awaiting print in The Therapist, the publication of the California Association of Marriage and Family...

The holidays present an extra special time of family conflict for so many of us. Children don't grow up expecting...

34 million people in this country are getting squeezed- and we can help. Called the 'sandwich generation', these folks wrestle...

At some point during a divorce process, everyone meets -- there is a four-way meeting of the divorcing parties and...

From Colin Rule's blog. Great new article from ADR pioneer David Hoffman on Mediate.com today. From the conclusion: "Because email...

An oft-common mistake working with high conflict separated parents is to move them towards getting along and working cooperatively for...

We ought always to deal justly, not only with those who are just to us, but likewise to those who...

Writing this tribute to Jim Melamed is an honor, even if a troubling one. On the one hand, there could...

What is Mediation to Stay Married? Mediation to Stay Married (also known as Marital Mediation) is a method of helping...

One of the most interesting and fulfilling parts of my law practice is to assist people who are contemplating divorce...

Divorce mediation is about you and your soon to be ex-spouse deciding your own divorce and what is best for...

The classic story: Andrew Silver believed passionately in his TLC Foundation and its mission. While his four children had a...

There is a veil of silence that surrounds every married couple. Spouses express loyalty by not complaining about their partner...

If one picture is worth a thousand words, an appropriately told parable may be worth even more than a thousand...

Is mediation an appropriate forum for conflicted couples to resolve issues of marital dissolution and child custody? A review of...

There is a movement in family law whereby divorcing couples can sign agreements with lawyers to not go to court....

Background Divorce litigation, especially when there is contested custody, is rarely a straightforward negotiation process. Issues of divorce and custody...

From the blog Mediation Marketing TipsAs reported in the latest issue of NJAPM’s quarterly newsletter, “Family Law Attorneys Must Tell...

Peg Nichols: Mediation Survivor’s Handbook: A Practical Guide to Mediation for the Parties (Weir Box Publications, Olathe, Kansas 2006). Mediation...

Summertime can be trying when you’ve got a house full of teenagers at home, and this summer, mine was no...