Putting your past behind you and putting your children first is generally the best way to go into negotiations over child custody and parenting time. A very good overview of how the court system handles custody proceedings can be found …
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An interesting article on a program being implemented by the Indiana Family Court can be found here. The article gives a good overview of the mediation process and how it is used to resolve disputes.
In Consumer Reports "12 Money Blunders That Could Cost you $1 Million" their #3 Mistake is Launching a Divorce War. According to Consumer Reports: 3. Launching a divorce war (CR estimated cost: $49,000 to $188,000) Divorce may be unavoidable sometimes, …
Divorce, which reaches its annual peak this week, should not be treated as a purely legal matter, especially when children are involved. A very interesting commentary comparing the UK, Australian and Florida court approaches to divorces involving children can be …
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 …
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 …
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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