The Family Law Education Reform (FLER) Reportwas created to address a question that no academic group or professional association has...
By Andrew SchepardFamily law case mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution in a private forum before a case is filed...
By Nimfa VilchesDivorce Mediation. Mandatory Mediation. Good Faith Medation. Alternative Dispute Resolution. Arbitration. These are all terms and programs that contemporary judicial...
By Jeff RiflemanThe mother in the mediation was too young; probably in her mid-twenties. She was small and thin, pacing back and...
By John R. Van WinkleExcerpted from: Mediating Child Custody Disputes: A Strategic Approach, by Don Saposnek. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1983; Rev. Edition, 1998, Chapter...
By Donald T. Saposnek, Ph.DExcerpted from: Mediating Child Custody Disputes: A Strategic Approach, by Don Saposnek. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1983; Rev. Edition, 1998, Chapter...
By Donald T. Saposnek, Ph.DRemember in the Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy began her stroll down the Yellow Brick Road? Eventually she came upon...
By Gary DirenfeldParents are stressed as they seek to maintain meaningful relationships with their children in the face of separation or divorce....
By Gary DirenfeldFirst Published: Senior Living Guide Spring 2003This is the sequel to the my previous article on elder mediation . It...
By Karen RiceIt is hard to imagine a more conflictual time than when one is going through a divorce. On an emotional...
By Oran KaufmanFirst published: Senior Living Guide Winter 2002-2003As families begin to confront the decisions involved in how to best care for...
By Karen RiceWhen I became the Marin County family law judge this year, I expected to rule on child custody issues, disagreements...
By Lynn DuryeeIf you or someone you know is considering, or in the process of getting, a divorce, there's something you should...
By Ellie StoddardWhen does one make the decision to move out of a home that’s been the center of a person’s life...
By Arline Kardasis, John DuganAs nurses, professional caregivers, and mediators we can all regale ourselves with accounts of family conflicts that seem to reach...
By Patricia Bertschler, Patricia RuflinDivorce Lovingly, are probably two words you thought you would never see used together. Mediation (not meditation) presents a viable...
By Timothy J. MordauntFirst Published by Bond Dispute Resolution News 8 Volume 17 June 2004“Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail.” Introduction Mediation...
By John WadeThere is a new field developing in the mediation world – Elder Mediation. Why this new practice area? Because the...
By Blair Trippe, Rikk LarsenIf you are in the process of dissolving a marriage, you are painfully aware of the horrendous stress divorce places...
By Donna SmalldonINTRODUCTION In helping couples to successfully negotiate the ending of their marital relationship, it is vital for the divorce professional...
By Donald T. Saposnek, Ph.D, Chip RoseThe discomfort of parents talking to children about their upcoming divorce is often exaggerated by worries about how the children...
By Donald T. Saposnek, Ph.D“Mediation can function like a tipping point - a moment when great changes can quickly occur in family dynamics. When...
By Rikk Larsen"Mother should live in a retirement home where she can get help if she needs it." "No way! Mother wants...
By Janet MitchellResearch conducted by Hofstra University shows that it’s not the divorce that hurts the children, but instead, it’s the ongoing...
By JP StonestreetThe Internet is changing the way divorce mediation is practiced and experienced. The Internet is becoming an ever more integral...
By James Melamed, J.D.This article is courtesy of HR.com, a website committed to making the lives of HR professionals and business managers easier.How...
By Jean BraselPerhaps it is surprising, but most of the time families struggle through the process of dividing up personal property following...
By Rikk LarsenThe mediations that I handle involve existing relationships rather than one-time contracts or situations. I mediate employee complaints for a...
By Nancy KramerFirst published in the "Elder's Advisor, The Journal of Elder Law and Post-Retirement Planning."How much better would this world be...
By David Gage, John GromalaDeath is becoming a big topic now that baby boomers are being whipsawed by their own growing sense of mortality...
By Rikk Larsen