Settlement Agreement
{3:54 minutes to read} Some people anticipating a separation or divorce think or may have heard through the grapevine, about necessary prerequisites to starting divorce mediation. You know how the grapevine is. You can’t rely on everything they say being correct. So I thought it would be helpful to clarify 5 of the most frequently…
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{3:06 minutes to read} One of the more frequently asked questions I hear is: “If I move out before we have a signed agreement, will I be accused of abandonment? Am I doing something illegal? People around me say that if I do that, I can lose access to my children as well as my…
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{3:30 minutes to read} My father’s hobby was art collecting. Much of his leisure time was spent studying, reading art books and going to museums. When he found a work of art that he loved, he HAD to have it NOW. Most of the time, he bought from galleries, from other collectors and occasionally at…
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When a couple recognizes that they cannot be together anymore but are not ready yet to give up completely on their marriage, divorce is not their only option. Trial Separation In a trial separation: The couple starts living apart for a period of time – 3 to 6 months; They put in place a parenting…
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More and more people are opting for the mediation process to resolve their disputes rather than taking the adversarial, painfully-long and costly legal route. Unfortunately, there is also still much misunderstanding about the field of mediation. Even spell check will often try to substitute the word “mediTation” for the word “mediAtion!” When I first started…
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That is a shocking statement, isn’t it? “I failed my marriage but I succeeded at my divorce!” Failing at marriage may generate terrible feelings of guilt in addition to the emotional pain, fear, and anger. The words “succeed at one’s divorce” do not feel right in the context of a separation. How can one talk…
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