How to Get Your Spouse to Agree to Mediation
One of the initial challenges in mediation that you may face is getting your spouse on board to give it a try.
Eat, Drink, and Remarry: How to Get a Divorce Worth Celebrating
I was watching the news recently when a segment came on about a California couple who co-hosted a Divorce Party. Now this had my attention!
Advice for Divorcing Men: Common Mistakes in Divorce and How To Avoid Them
One of the most common mistakes in divorce is making promises too soon--here are a few others.
Family Mediation 2.0 - Integrating Online Capacities
Dramatic changes are coming to family mediation programs and practices in the U.S. In the court context, The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and the Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) are now leading the way to expand online access to justice, including online dispute resolution (ODR).
Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM) to Livestream November 7-9 Conference
For the first time, a national family mediation conference will be broadcast live, online, across the United States and around the world, via LiveStream.
A Guide: How to Collect Text, Message, Phone and Email Evidence
This article is aimed at clients working with collaborative practitioners, therapists, or legal counsel who need to document text message and email conversations for evidence or as a reference, a summary of what to document, and how to document so that what is captured will be admissible, if required.
Use of Mediation During Divorce Proceedings in India
In this blog post, Saakshi Jain, student, Amity University, Lucknow Campus writes about Mediation, a must and compulsory process in India. This post also covers the need, advantages, and disadvantages of mediation and its impact on Indian divorces.
The Mediator's Toolkit: Formulating and Asking Questions for Successful Outcomes
Mediators need to formulate and ask incisive questions that challenge entrenched thinking and shift perspectives.
Divorce Done Differently!
As soon as you begin to contemplate divorce, the nauseating, panic-attack-inducing realization of losing half of your net worth kicks in and you find yourself wondering if it’s even worth it to consider leaving if you’re just going to end up broke and starving.
Moving Parents – and a Moving Conversation
Empowerment and recognition shifts can happen between people whose interaction has fluctuated for years.
7 Signs You May Need Marriage Mediation
Every marriage goes through some rough patches, and unfortunately, trying to figure it out on your own can often lead to crucial things being left unsaid and strong relationships ending up on the rocks.
5 Mediation Strategies for a Successful Divorce Agreement
There are many benefits to choosing mediation for your divorce, but it’s also important to understand and prepare for the challenges.
The Psychology of Conflict and the Art of Compassion
This article is designed to shift how we manage people in emotionally intense situations.
Establishing Standards for Online Domestic Relations Mediation
Leading national family mediation organizations, including Mediate.com, have abided by common standards for divorce and family mediation for over two decades. Do these standards need to be updated to address issues of online mediation? If so, how?
Divorcing After Long-Term Marriage Checklist of Considerations
For couples facing divorce in their late fifties, sixties, and beyond, the questions and issues are quite distinct from those facing younger couples.
What Happens in the Mediation Room?
I ask both parties to come in for an introductory meeting when they inquire about divorce mediation.
The Divorce Process: Mediation Saves Money, Time and Trauma
The divorce process has significant impacts on the lives of the spouses and their families depending on how they go through the divorce. This article outlines how divorce mediation can save families money and time, and reduce trauma when compared to a traditional, litigated divorce process.
Domestic Violence Theories and Mediation
This article proposes that the family mediation process formalizes the separation, as partners are encouraged to try to work out how to co-parent their children, and increases the risk for victims of domestic violence.
Mediation Field Mourns the Loss of Family Mediation Pioneer Lawrence D. Gaughan
It is with deep sadness that we learned this week about the passing of Lawrence D. Gaughan, a pioneer professional family mediator.
Ascending the Status of Mediation - Supporting the National Mediation Policy Act
The Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM) recently became the first major organization to endorse The National Mediation Policy Act, a seminal national effort to improve the sanity of discourse in our country.
Children First in Your Divorce
How to mediate in the best interests of the children.
New Interview with Don Saposnek - The Future of Mediation and Negotiation in Our Culture, Politics and Society
This is a new interview with Don Saposnek, long-time leader in the field of divorce mediation and best supporting the interests of children in divorce, by Robert Benjamin as part of Mediate's new "The Future of Mediation and Negotiation in Our Culture, Politics and Society" video series.
Children and Teenagers: When their right to be heard challenges us as conflict resolvers
One of the biggest challenges for us as conflict resolvers is to help parents recognize their children’s vital role not only in the family system, but also in society.
Should I Get a Divorce? A Mediator’s Approach
When one or both people in a marriage or long-term committed relationship are struggling with the question “Should I get a Divorce?”, Family Mediation can be an ideal process for the couple to have some difficult discussions and make a fully informed decision about next steps in their relationship.