Family mediation evolved separately from civil and commercial mediation because it addressed specific needs and concerns, and faced different challenges. Unlike in civil mediation, where the subject of mediation can be any claim traditionally litigated in tort or contract, family mediation deals chiefly with dividing marital assets, determining child custody and visitation, and dealing with …
One day I was meeting with a husband and wife for their second or third divorce mediation session. They were high-powered, both in upper management positions. I thought that their family mediation would be like a business meeting. But no!At the beginning of this session, the husband leans over shaking his finger at me about …
What is an amicable divorce? When a divorce process is inevitable, a couple may begin to evaluate the options they have to resolve their divorce inexpensively and as cooperatively as possible. This question will especially crop up when the parties are on good terms with one another but need to separate their lives. An amicable divorce …
After separation and during the divorce process, you likely have become angry, resentful, and hostile towards your spouse. When our relationships become threatening, such as a damaged marriage relationship, we protect ourselves by forming a negative image of the other person. This negative image helps us live on with our lives, without experiencing psychological disintegration. …
Is My Spouse Rethinking Divorce? Deciding to divorce can be difficult, and there are often signs that one spouse may be changing their mind about the divorce. This can confuse the parties as they attempt to navigate separation, custody, and dividing their lives because it can cause the couple to question whether the divorce is …
Our divorce mediation checklist will help you go through the divorce mediation process. When it’s time to divorce, there may be an urge to try and put the marriage entirely behind you. Your life will probably be entangled with your spouse’s for a long time, especially if the marriage was long term, there are children …
While all parts of the divorce process can be difficult, asking your spouse to initiate a divorce can be one of the most difficult parts of the process. Learning how to ask for a divorce can be a daunting task when one spouse has decided that separation is the best thing for the family. Even …
In the long list of available options for divorce resolution, a couple may wonder what collaborative divorce is. It is usually considered along with a variety of other alternative dispute resolution options for divorce, usually right around mediation and negotiation. At first glance, some people may assume it is just the couple working together to …
Is online divorce mediation effective? Let’s take a look. This is just not Joe’s week. His wife Janice is out of state with the kids on a trip to visit her parents. He stayed behind to catch up at work. Somehow, that had been the wrong choice. It led to a huge argument before they …
Couples that decide to divorce while one partner is pregnant may be wondering how to deal with divorce while pregnant. Getting divorced under “normal” circumstances is stressful and difficult, but adding the extra stress of pregnancy to the situation may be too much for some people. Additionally, the overwhelming nature of divorce, especially divorce with …
