Part I: Screening In a response to a recent Blog post a reader, who was a certified mediator, asked if mediators are generally screening for domestic violence. She also offered that mediation may be “unsafe” [...]
I recently co-chaired a conference for the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation that featured Diane Neumann, an attorney and mediator from Massachusetts who, at the conclusion of the mediation, prepares all of the [...]
In a recent Blog posting I outlined how COBRA allows a divorced spouse to secure health insurance coverage through his or her former spouse’s employer. However, COBRA coverage is often unaffordable for many people. So [...]
Although December 31st has passed, you still have until April 17, 2012 to make a contribution to an IRA for the 2011 tax year. But should you contribute to a Traditional IRA or a Roth [...]
“I’m not sure our marriage is working and feel that I need some space to decide whether we should continue to try to make it work” said Linda at the start of our first mediation [...]
Most people are aware that they will lose the health insurance coverage they had under their spouses’ plan upon a divorce. One concern often voiced by my clients is when the coverage will end since [...]
It’s not always found in the law! During a recent mediation Craig said it did not seem “fair” that he had to pay child support when the children were going to be with him half [...]
I recently read that divorce is 75% emotional and only 25% legal and financial. In fact I suspect the emotional component is often what makes it difficult to resolve the legal and financial part. However, [...]
During a recent mediation session Ellie was very clear that she did not believe it would be fair to divide everything equally. “You have not been working to your full potential” she told her husband, [...]
What to do if you can’t sell your house I attended a divorce mediation conference recently where someone said that 24% of American homeowners were “upside down” on their mortgage, meaning that they owed as [...]
