Recent Blog Posts
Mediation Requires the Skills of an Educator
(2:42 minutes to read} As a divorce mediator, I find I am more of an educator than a lawyer. This is because I often work with spouses who each had a different role to play during the marriage, and each needs to learn about the role the other spouse played. [...]
Why Mediate Maintenance?
{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 to work part time for a portion of the marriage, can face enormous financial difficulties [...]
Informed Decision Making
{3:00 minutes to read} As I mentioned in my prior post, The Initial Consultation, I meet with all of my prospective clients before I begin the mediation. During this first meeting, one of the things I tell them is that I require full financial disclosure. I don’t allow them to [...]
Is “Fair Enough” Fair Enough?
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 people go through. When I meet with couples for the first time, there can be [...]