Fall 2012 Divorce Seminars For “Real People” In Metro-Atlanta
Divorce is a process that many only face once in a lifetime. So, individuals facing issues of separation and divorce have a steep learning curve in the midst of an emotional storm that can be...
View ArticleWhat is Elder Mediation?
Reblogged from Mediation and Collaborative Action Group: Originally published in Long Island Woman magazine Elder mediation recognizes the voice of older and disabled adults in the decisions that...
View ArticleQuick Primer on Different Types of Divorce Processes
The vocabulary and jargon of separation and divorce can be intimidating. For individuals attempting to figure out how to get a divorce, it usually boils down to getting a lawyer. Then, there is the...
View ArticleMediation at the EEOC: A Management Attorney’s Advice
Workplace disputes are complicated, whether they involve legal liability, typical politics, or what initially appears as an ongoing debate on who drank the last bit of coffee without putting on a new...
View ArticleIs Divorce Mediation for You?
Mediation is a process. It is a journey. It is not a journey that is for everyone…until they are ready. A recent blog hits on three “red flags” that divorce mediation may not be a process that is...
View ArticleCan there be a “Mediation Friendly” Attorney?
A recent article interviewed a family lawyer in California. In the article, the attorney addressed poorly thought-out settlement agreements, an issue in every state. He also described a certain...
View ArticleWhat about the Teenagers Who Are Family Caregivers?
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Thus, it should be no surprise that family members who take care of a disabled or aging loved one could be just about “anyone,” too. CNN recently honored a...
View ArticleDoes a Divorce Mediator Always Recommend Mediation?
Does a Mediator Always Recommend Mediation? Andy Flink and JoAnne Donner CDFA As mediators, we are frequently asked about how a mediation session works. By the time we finish explaining...
View ArticleNot The Twelve Days of Christmas but Twelve Reasons Why You Need a Smart Team...
Reblogged from Custody Calculations, Calendars & Orders: Instead of the twelve days of Christmas, which we realize has passed, we are bringing you the twelve reasons you need a Smart Team...
View ArticleTeeing Up A Successful Divorce Mediation: Five Tips
Divorce mediation is a process, an opportunity to work out a resolution of some or all aspects of a divorce. Not all divorces can be resolved without a court, but many do work out their own solutions...
View ArticlePrivate Divorce Mediation: Nuances
Actually, many options exist for getting a divorce – often, it just is a matter of how much time at the courthouse a couple will spend. Private divorce mediation is one way that many couples spend...
View ArticleInvitation to Private Divorce Mediation
The phone rings at One Mediation. The caller wants to mediate the divorce, but has no idea whether the other spouse will do it. Mediation requires both spouses to agree to participate in the process,...
View Article“Corporate Counsel — Labor Law and Dispute Resolution”
Well, well, well….It’s about time, Corporate America. Apparently after all the cuts that have been made over the past five years, the finance department started looking at the amount of dollars flying...
View ArticleCBS – Divorce Rates Rise Among Baby Boomers (2013)
What about retirement assets, longer life expectancy and Social Security Benefits in the so-called “Gray Divorce”? And, why do people settle the divorce case? The divorce rate among baby boomers has...
View ArticleWhat Duck Dynasty Can Teach You About HR Training
I admit it. I watch (and love) the television show “Duck Dynasty.” The show chronicles the Robertson Family of Louisiana and their family business of making and selling duck calls for hunters, among...
View ArticleWe Aren’t Talking, So Can We Mediate Our Divorce?
This may come as a shock, but Divorce rarely involves two people who are communicating well, share the same motivations, or are not experiencing some degree of denial/hurt/anger. As such, many times...
View ArticleWhat The Cold War Teaches Us About Entrapment (& Sex Tapes)
Logically, entrapment could make sense. However, a person who tries to entrap another through obtaining audio or video recordings of the deed or admissions has to consider just how they plan to use...
View ArticleTips on How to Successfully Mediate Temporary Orders in a Divorce Case
Today’s guest blogger is Scott Morgan. Scott is a Texas board certified family law attorney who has practiced divorce and family law since 1994. Today he shares with us his perspective on how to...
View ArticleThree Reasons Private Divorce Mediation Works
Private Divorce Mediation typically describes the instance where spouses agree to negotiate, before they file a petition for divorce or shortly after filing, the terms of their divorce using a...
View ArticleShould You Defer to the Other Side’s Proposed Selection of a Mediator?
A quick “Google” on the topic of “how to select a mediator” will provide a bajillion articles…a good sample article here. Academics in the study of conflict communications and management might argue...
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