Parenting Section
Mediation in Domestic Violence Case: Whether to Use or Not to Use? – An Indian Perspective
In this article, I aim to identify two opposite interests associated with the settlement of domestic violence cases, and look at the Indian law to see how those two interests are equitably balanced, therefore, providing a recommended way forward, not necessarily a perfect one, to handle cases related to domestic violence.
10 Things to Consider Before Signing a Prenuptial Agreement
So you need to determine things to consider before signing a prenuptial agreement and don’t know where to start?
Educating the Next Generation in Conflict Resolution: A Review of "Trouble at the Watering Hole: The Adventures of Emo and Chickie" - Book Review
This article includes reviews by Dan Shapiro, Director, Harvard Law School, International Negotiation Program, and other notables, including Bill Ury and the Dalai Lama, of the children's book Educating the Next Generation in Conflict Resolution: A Review of "Trouble at the Watering Hole: The Adventures of Emo and Chickie" by Gregg Relyea and Joshua Weiss.
Using ADR Ideas to Negotiate Divorce Agreements
In negotiating a divorce agreement, it’s important to understand how the spouses negotiated with each other during their marriage.
Mediate.com Helps Divorcing Couples Resolve and Learn From Conflicts
Founded more than 20 years ago as a vehicle to connect professional mediators with individuals who need dispute resolution services, Mediate.com today presents more than 15,000 articles and top-tier resources for its 5 million annual visitors.
Children, Divorce, and Dating
In my role as a counselor for children of divorce, my focus is the children. The question about dating arises in every session of “Co-parenting Through Your Divorce” that I facilitate. This article addresses this question for parents of divorce and for those who are dating others who are divorced with children.
Bargaining in the Light of the Law: The Case of Divorce
By now, in 2017, divorce law has become clear and often even predictable.
Co-Parenting
There are many threatening and frightening things that happen to individuals whose relationship ends up in separation or divorce. A successful divorce is one in which the parents divorce each other but do not require the child to divorce one of the parents.
Divorce Lawyers: 5 Little Known Things You Need To Know
There is an inescapable fact: the relationship between a divorce attorney and a client is, at best, a business relationship.
Massachusetts Divorce: How Long Does it Take?
Let us imagine a couple in agreement on pursuing the quickest possible Massachusetts divorce.
Marriage, Dystopian Society--A Story about conflict prevention
This article envisions what it would take, a century in the future, to create a society without any marital strife.
How to Mediate a Prenuptial Agreement
Marriages can be damaged by a destructive prenup or by a harsh prenup negotiation process.
Interview with Carl Schneider
This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Carl Schneider, a psychologist and divorce mediation pioneer, filmed as part of Mediate.com's "'Views from the Eye of the Storm' Video Series.
Save a Marriage through Mediation
This is the true story of a couple that considered divorce, but decided to stay together after drafting a postmarital agreement regarding the parenting of their young son.
Interview with Peter Salem
This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Peter Salem, Executive Director of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), filmed as part of Mediate.com's'Views from the Eye of the Storm' Video Series.
Need Help Getting Your Spouse to the Negotiating Table?
What happens when you want to use mediation for divorce, but your spouse doesn’t? It’s a fairly common situation but not a hopeless one — so don’t give up before trying some tried and true strategies to bring them onboard.
Nesting a New Co-Parenting Arrangement
Divorce is a hard process and perhaps nobody knows this better than the children of divorced parents, who can find themselves caught up in a situation over which they have little control facing an uncertain future.
Interview with Marilyn McKnight
Interview with Marilyn McKnight, former President of the AFM and ACR, filmed as part of our Views from the Eye of the Storm Series.
Can You Use a Mediator in an Uncontested Divorce?
If you and your spouse are unable to reach agreement in mediation, you still have the option of going to court.
Interview with Joan Kelly
This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Joan Kelly, well-known clinical psychologist, researcher and founding Executive Director of the Northern California Mediation Center, filmed as part of Mediate.com's 'Views from the Eye of the Storm' Video Series.
Family Mediation Research: Is There Empirical Support for the Field? (An Update)
The divorce rate began its sharp increase in the early 1960's and more than doubled by the end of the 1970's. This was accompanied by dramatic changes in cultural traditions, societal expectations, and divorce and child custody laws.
Collaborative Parenting Can Mend the Divide
Professionals writing about divorce too often reinforce parental fears by recounting, even exacerbating the negative consequences of divorce
Harmful Effects of Child-Custody Evaluations on Children
Child-custody evaluations have become commonplace in family-law disputes over living arrangements, parental decision-making, and time-sharing with offspring.
A Transformative Parenting Mediation Model
The key to successful parenting mediation is using a model that works for the parents and provides a parenting model that starts with a truce, then works towards mid and long term parenting goals.
Conflict Analysis & Intervention Selection for Parenting Coordinators: Strategies for Success
This article provides background information on parental conflict and its consequences for children. Three conflict analysis models are presented to assist parenting coordinators to diagnose parental conflict and select effective intervention strategies.