The holidays can be stressful.  It's no wonder that January is peak season for divorce filings.  An excellent article on tips to consider when contemplating divorce can be found here.  The Ten Tips are: 1.  Face the Facts 2.  Get a …

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Co-parenting a child is no small feat when a couple is together, let alone when they are not.  An excellent article on co-parenting can be found here.  The author, Brette Sember is a former family law attorney and mediator and …

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An article about how the state of West Virginia has incorporated mediation into its dispute resolution process can be found here.

An interesting article by the Associated Press discusses both mediation and the alternative of Collaborative Divorce as ways to a "kinder, gentler" divorce process.  The article can be found here.  After reading the article I would however note that Mediators are sometimes involved …

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The holidays can be especially difficult for separated/divorced parents and children.  Here are some tips excerpted from an article that can be found here. The greatest gift you can give your children at Christmas is peaceful relations with their other …

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An excellent article on the benefits of mediation in resolving custody disputes can be found here.  The article deals with an international custody dispute and features excellent insights from one of the parents involved. 

Divorce Mediation: Myths & Facts, the first show of its kind in the country, educates and informs listeners about mediation - the legal alternative to the expensive battle of divorce litigation. This show airs on Thursdays at 1:00PM Eastern/11:00AM Pacific.  …

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Some thoughts on the benefits of Mediation over those of Litigation...  The American Heritage Dictionary defines mediation as: Law: An attempt to bring about a peaceful settlement or compromise between disputants through the objective intervention of a neutral party. That …

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