Recent Blog Posts
Social Security Benefits for Children
{2:36 minutes to read} After years of trying to stay together, John and Mary decided to end their marriage. They had 2 children, and the agreement that they reached in mediation required John to pay child support to Mary until each of the children were emancipated. During one of the [...]
We’re Not Sure If We Want a Divorce . . .
{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, and they want clarity and expectations put into place on the financial side, while they [...]
When Is Your Divorce Final?
I was recently contacted by a client who was denied coverage under her husband’s health insurance plan. The reason for the denial was that her claim was for a service that occurred after the judge had signed her divorce but before she knew it had been signed. First, some background. [...]
The New Reality After Divorce
{3:06 minutes to read} When couples are going through the divorce mediation process, they are sometimes in different places. Even though they know the marriage is over, for some individuals, this change in marital status is very difficult to accept. They feel a sense of failure for not being able [...]