Category: Probate

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project For more information on this project and on Reflective Practice generally, see...

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

The Restatement 2d of Contracts finished in 1981, added concepts of  temporary and partial impracticability and also restitution or reliance ...

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...

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...

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...

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’...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleA mother dies, leaving her daughter 75 percent of her estate. Her son, who thought...

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...

Previously published in the Spring 2014 Family Mediation Quarterly.Inheritance disputes can be difficult to resolve.  They are tied up in...

Four out of ten American adults provide care for an aging relative, a figure that is projected to rise dramatically...

When a loved one dies, dealing with the preparations for the funeral are more than enough. Your emotions are raw...

In Guthrie v. Guthrie, 594 S.E.2d 356 (Ga. 2004), the validity of a divorce agreement was called into question due...

From the Just Court ADR blogThe end of March marked the end of two madnesses: Connecticut’s journey to the championship...

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