Recent Blog Posts
“Cohabitation” Agreements?
{3:24 minutes to read} A couple planning on getting married can enter into a prenuptial agreement to deal with such issues as the distribution of marital assets, rights to the estate of the other person, how they will each support themselves if they end their marriage, and how to provide [...]
Don’t Try This at Home! Part 2
{2:30 minutes to read} When couples come to me seeking divorce mediation, the first thing we do is meet for a consultation. This meeting is important because it gives clients a chance to meet me and have their questions answered. I go over the divorce mediation process with them and explain [...]
Don’t Try This at Home! Part 1
{3:30 minutes to read} When I first met Hank and Wilma, Hank provided me with a 3-page typewritten summary of their “agreement.” As is my practice, I then went through the summary with them point by point. The first point of their “agreement” was that Wilma would receive 40% of [...]
Divorce Mediation Is Not for Everyone – Part 2
{3:42 minutes to read} When I first met Tom and Amy, they informed me that they had separated about a month earlier, and their 12-year-old daughter, Katie, was living in the marital residence with Amy. Tom said he moved out of the house because Amy asked him to leave. She [...]