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Divorce Mediation
05
Jun

Court Resolves Conflicting Provisions In Divorce Settlement Agreement And Life Insurance Beneficiary Designations

June 5, 2013
Thomas v. Thomas, Docket No. A-2388-11T2 (N.J. Super. App. Div. June 4, 2013), involved competing...
04
May

Presentation on the Impact of Elder Law Issues on Divorce Mediation

May 4, 2013
On Saturday, April 27, 2013, I presented a session on the impact of elder law...
18
Apr

Appeals Court Enforces Mediated Settlement Agreement Drafted By The Mediator, Not The Parties’ Lawyers

April 18, 2012
In Beim v. Sawyer (N.J. App. Div. A-2816-10T1, decided on February 29, 2012), defendant, in her...
01
Dec

Model Standards of Practice for Family and Divorce Mediation

December 1, 2011
Family and divorce mediation is a process in which a mediator, an impartial third party,...
21
Jun

Should A Mediation Be Terminated When There Is A Power Imbalance Between The Participants?

June 21, 2011
(The following is part of a discussion, taken from a listserv, or electronic bulletin board,...
25
Apr

Divorce Mediation 101

April 25, 2011
Couples who are facing the difficult prospect of divorce have a critical decision to make: whether...
18
Apr

Models Of Mediation Practice

April 18, 2011
Mediation is generally recognized as a process in which parties in conflict (often on their...
15
Mar

The Development Of Collaborative Law In New Jersey: Good News Or Bad News For Divorce Mediators?

March 15, 2011
What Is Collaborative Law? Collaborative law is an emerging dispute resolution technique in which each...
17
Jun

How Collaborative Divorce Is Different From Divorce Mediation

June 17, 2010
When a couple decides to divorce, the spouses have important choices to make about how...
23
Nov

NY Times Offers Advice From Financial Experts About What They Learned After Going Through Their Own Divorces

November 23, 2009
Here’s a memorable sentence: “Nobody can relate to the raw, visceral experience of ending a...
01
Oct

Divorcing Couples in New Jersey Have The Right To Arbitrate Rather Than Litigate, But Cannot Be Ordered To Arbitrate By The Court

October 1, 2009
Recent cases illustrate two important legal principals involving the right to resolve family disputes in...
16
Sep

The ABA Says That Mediation Jobs Are Growing In The Economic Downturn. I Say The Opposite Is True. What Do You Think?

September 16, 2009
A recent article in the August 2009 edition of the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal...
28
Jun

Wall Street Journal Advises Divorcing Couples In Financial Straits to Consider Mediation

June 28, 2009
The Wall Street Journal published an article today discussing the increasing number of couples separating...
16
Jun

Are Affairs In Marriage More Acceptable Today Than In Years Past, Causing Fewer Divorces?

June 16, 2009
Here is a recent discussion thread on a mediation listserv concerning the effect of an...
13
Jun

Recent Survey Shows Increase in Number of Divorcing Couples Unable to Afford Traditional Divorce Who Seek Cost-Effective Alternatives Such As Collaborative Divorce And Mediation

June 13, 2009
In a recent survey, 68% of Certified Divorce Financial Analysts (CDFA) contacted from across the...
09
Feb

Study Compares the Costs of Divorce: Mediation vs. Collaborative vs. Litigation

February 9, 2009
A recent article on the MSNBC website entitled More Couples Seeking Kinder, Gentler Divorces reports...
12
Dec

ABA Task Force Shows How To Improve Mediation Quality

December 12, 2008
In January 2006, the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution formed a Task Force...
30
Oct

Exploring Divorce: Upcoming Seminars Led By An Interdisciplinary Team

October 30, 2008
You are invited to explore the legal, financial and psychological issues involved in divorce in...
01
Oct

Top 10 New Jersey Mediation Blogs

October 1, 2008
Technorati, the internet search engine that indexes and searches blogs, also analyzes the trends and...
12
Aug

Study Finds That Settling A Lawsuit Is Better Than Going To Trial In the Vast Majority Of Cases

August 12, 2008
A part of my practice involves mediation and collaborative legal practice. Both mediation and collaborative...
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