Recent Blog Posts
The Not-So-Golden Years, Part 1
{3:36 minutes to read} I had a recent mediation that has caused me to consider how to address the future consequences that face a spouse who left the workforce for many years during the time of the marriage. In this case, the wife had taken on the role of primary [...]
In the Best Interest of the Children or the Parents?
{2.24 minutes to read} I was recently working with a couple and about to begin discussing their new parenting plan. Up until that point, both had been living in the same house, but one parent was about to move out. As is the case in many mediation sessions, the topic [...]
Who Sets and Enforces Ground Rules in Mediation?
{2:42 minutes to read} My friend, Chip Rose, is a mediator in California. One of the things he believes is that it is the responsibility of the mediator to control the process while the clients control the outcome. In order to control the process, he creates ground rules for his [...]
Grounds for Divorce in New York
On October 12, 2010, New York joined the other 49 states and now allows a divorce without alleging and proving “marital misconduct”. So, instead of claiming that your spouse is “guilty” of adultery, cruelty or abandonment, either of you can obtain a divorce by stating under oath that your relationship [...]