Divorce Mediation Process

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wills, trusts & estates for divorcing couples

By Jennifer Safian / June 30, 2021

{3 minutes to read}  Divorcing couples rarely think to address the subject of Wills and estates. In the divorce mediation process, these issues can be addressed and worked through before the parties meet with their trusts and estates attorneys. If they wish, the attorney may be present for this conversation in the mediation session. Attorney…

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divorced and still sharing a vacation home

By Jennifer Safian / October 7, 2019

{2:30 minutes to read}  In my mediation practice, I sometimes encounter divorcing couples whose intent is to keep owning their vacation home together and take turns using it. They love the home and its location, they are both sentimentally attached to the home, and/or they think it would be a good base for the children.…

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what are the next steps after a divorcing couple has reached an agreement in mediation?

By Jennifer Safian / November 25, 2014

I asked Rachel Fishman Green, Esq, who drafts many of the legal documents for my separating or divorcing clients, to describe the process once they have reached an agreement in mediation.   After you have reached agreement in mediation, and the terms have been summarized in a Memorandum of Understanding, those points have to be…

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