Divorce Mediation
Once you have decided to get a divorce, it is time to decide on how to proceed. Many couples make the erroneous decision to quickly get a lawyer and go through the court system. By nature, that method is acrimonious … Read More
Mediation is the wave of the next generation
Gradually growing in popularity due to the relatively inexpensive nature of being able to solve disputes from the very simple to the complex, mediation has become the “go to” method for many people. Not wanting to become mired in the … Read More
Same Sex Marriage and Families
A few months ago, this blog might have sounded quite different than it does today. As you know, the Supreme Court recently passed laws to grant the same rights to same sex marriages as those that heterosexual marriages have always … Read More
Life Insurance and Divorce
Here’s a topic I’m guessing not many of you have thought about. You’re thinking, “we’re divorced, why would I maintain any insurance on behalf of my ex?” I would like you to consider it as a more complex question than … Read More
How Far is Too Far in a Relationship?
On a daily basis, often on a subconscious level, we all make choices defined by emotional and physical boundaries. We go about our day, operating from an internal and external home base. This base consists of the details that uniquely … Read More
Financially Planning Before Divorce – Should You Do It?
I can imagine as you read the title today, shaking your head in disbelief. Is she seriously suggesting that couples have discussions in regards to financial planning as their marriage slowly slides downhill into the abyss? Quite truthfully, I am … Read More
Marital Mediation – Can it Help Save Your Marriage?
Does this sound like you? You and your partner or spouse have been arguing for months, and yet the arguments never seem to lead anywhere…except down Heartbreak Road. When you feel the anger rising again, you try to coach yourself. … Read More
Can divorcees be friends?
The ugly, desperate lows we often sink to in the heat of a divorce might make you think you would never want to speak to or see your partner EVER again. But the truth is you once loved this person, … Read More
Premarital Mediation, in addition to Premarital Counseling
For many of us, the idea of needing premarital advice of any kind, goes against the grain of our belief system. We think we’ve met Mr. or Mrs. Wonderful, and true love will lead us down a path of roses. … Read More
ADR as First Career-Amanda
Yesterday I had a wonderful interview with Alyson Carrel, Clinical Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, Center on Negotiation and Mediation at Northwestern University School of Law where we talked about ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) as a first career. As someone who began … Read More