Category: Family

Mediation is an especially effective process for resolving issues that arise when a couple contemplates divorce. Mediation allows a husband...

The man and woman who came to me for a divorce mediation were both in their 50’s, attractive and successful....

Flowers, invitations, photographer, prenuptial agreement . . . More couples are adding “prenuptial agreement or premarital agreement” on their wedding...

OK, you’re wondering if a postnuptial agreement is a good idea for you and your partner. You have financial problems...

Mediate.com Interviews with Robert D. Benjamin, Senior Editor February 24, 2006 This is an interview with Stephanie Coontz on the...

The Family Law Education Reform (FLER) Reportwas created to address a question that no academic group or professional association has...

Family law case mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution in a private forum before a case is filed...

Divorce Mediation. Mandatory Mediation. Good Faith Medation. Alternative Dispute Resolution. Arbitration. These are all terms and programs that contemporary judicial...

The mother in the mediation was too young; probably in her mid-twenties. She was small and thin, pacing back and...

Excerpted from: Mediating Child Custody Disputes: A Strategic Approach, by Don Saposnek. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1983; Rev. Edition, 1998, Chapter...

Excerpted from: Mediating Child Custody Disputes: A Strategic Approach, by Don Saposnek. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1983; Rev. Edition, 1998, Chapter...

Remember in the Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy began her stroll down the Yellow Brick Road? Eventually she came upon...

Parents are stressed as they seek to maintain meaningful relationships with their children in the face of separation or divorce....

First Published: Senior Living Guide Spring 2003This is the sequel to the my previous article on elder mediation . It...

It is hard to imagine a more conflictual time than when one is going through a divorce. On an emotional...

First published: Senior Living Guide Winter 2002-2003As families begin to confront the decisions involved in how to best care for...

When I became the Marin County family law judge this year, I expected to rule on child custody issues, disagreements...

If you or someone you know is considering, or in the process of getting, a divorce, there's something you should...

Parents and Teens often find themselves in conflict with each other. Parent Teen Mediation is a helpful alternative that promotes...

When does one make the decision to move out of a home that’s been the center of a person’s life...

As nurses, professional caregivers, and mediators we can all regale ourselves with accounts of family conflicts that seem to reach...

Divorce Lovingly, are probably two words you thought you would never see used together. Mediation (not meditation) presents a viable...

First Published by Bond Dispute Resolution News 8 Volume 17 June 2004“Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail.” Introduction Mediation...

There is a new field developing in the mediation world – Elder Mediation. Why this new practice area? Because the...

If you are in the process of dissolving a marriage, you are painfully aware of the horrendous stress divorce places...

INTRODUCTION In helping couples to successfully negotiate the ending of their marital relationship, it is vital for the divorce professional...

The discomfort of parents talking to children about their upcoming divorce is often exaggerated by worries about how the children...

“Mediation can function like a tipping point - a moment when great changes can quickly occur in family dynamics. When...

"Mother should live in a retirement home where she can get help if she needs it." "No way! Mother wants...

Research conducted by Hofstra University shows that it’s not the divorce that hurts the children, but instead, it’s the ongoing...