{3:18 minutes to read} As summer draws to a close, many parents are eager for their children to start school. While the largely unstructured summer schedule may be welcomed at first, it can be challenging [...]
{3:48 minutes to read} I was working with a couple recently that was having a great deal of difficulty agreeing on how to modify their existing parenting plan. It happens frequently with parents who have [...]
{3:36 minutes to read} One of the biggest concerns couples face when going through a separation or divorce is how it will impact their children. This concern can result in people staying in an unhappy [...]
{3:00 minutes to read} I was at a mediation conference recently and listened to a presenter talk about the new spousal maintenance guidelines. This got me thinking: a spouse who chooses to not work, or [...]
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new. –Socrates {2.30 minutes to read} Divorce is arguably one of the most difficult things [...]
{3:42 minutes to read} In my blog post Child-Centered Parenting Plans, I discussed several things that my clients address as they come up with a plan for raising their children in separate households. One of [...]
{3:54 minutes to read} I worked with a couple recently, Sam* and Avery*, on a plan that included: One of them moving out of their home; A parenting plan for their children; and A monthly [...]
{3:00 minutes to read} At the beginning of a divorce, many couples have not considered the long-term changes that may unfold months or sometimes years down the road. When my clients are working toward an [...]
{1:52 minutes to read} In my last blog, I talked about contingency plans. Some couples come to mediation looking to come up with a short-term plan that they put into place while they sort out their [...]
{1:42 minutes to read} Some couples who come to mediation do not know if the final result will be a divorce. What they do know is that their current situation is not working for them, [...]
