Parenting Section
Conflicts in the 'Family' Work Environment
What do you do when work treats you “like family”?
Mediating Your Divorce: How to Split Your Retirement Savings
As well as working with a skilled divorce lawyer, it can be in your interest to take advice from an experienced pension planner in order to achieve good solutions to these sorts of issues.
Four Ways to Sidestep Conflict and Enjoy Your Holidays
If the thought of enduring a meal—let alone an entire weekend—with your family or in-laws has you tensing up then you might want to keep reading.
Thanksgiving After Divorce: New Turkey Time Traditions
Thanksgiving can be a particularly difficult holiday to plan for and experience for parents and children after divorce.
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.
Halloween Solutions for Divorced Parents: The Best Treat for Your Children
Halloween may not be as meaningful as other seasonal holidays, but for divorced or separated parents and their children, feelings of “missing out” on fun times can be very challenging.
What to Do After You Get Your Divorce Judgment
When we submit your divorce papers to the court in order to obtain a Judgment of Divorce (JOD), the terms of the Settlement Agreement become the law.
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.
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.
TED talk- Did Your Lawyer Mention Multi-door Dispute Resolution System?
33 million cases are pending in the courts of India as of 2019--what is the answer?
Effective Communication Makes for Optimal Mediation - Part 2
This article discusses why communication matters during family separation.
Andrew Schepard: Challenges Within Family Mediation
Andrew Schepard discusses challenges within family mediation: domestic violence, cultural differences and parties' expectations of the mediator, and a need to pre-screen violent parents.
Mediating with Families, 4th Edition - Book Review
Mediating with Families is an excellent resource both for practitioners and teachers/trainers of family mediation. It includes a broad discussion of family mediation, with techniques, case examples, resources and theory. It is an excellent addition to the field.
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.
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.
Children First in Your Divorce
How to mediate in the best interests of the children.
The Decision to Divorce: A Mediator’s Role
While mediation is well-known as a successful and affordable method for couples to negotiate and settle a divorce or separation, mediation can also be an effective process for helping a couple make the decision to divorce.
8 Things To Consider When Communicating With Your Ex
Divorce taints the line of communication between couples, as the multitude of emotions circulating between them makes it toughto remain civil.
What Is Divorce Mediation and Why Might it Be Good for You?
Divorce and custody mediation creates a safe, cooperative setting for participants to discuss emotional and substantive issues and engage in collaborative problem-solving. Participants open lines of communication, gain clarity and a better understanding of their own and each other's interests.
5 Key Questions to Ask About Family Mediation
For separating couples looking for an alternative to court proceedings, mediation can be hugely helpful in finding resolutions to the most contentious issues.
The Family Mediation Process – Step by Step Guide
Family mediation is becoming increasingly popular for families in the UK to help resolve conflict and reach agreements surrounding children or finances or in some circumstances, both.
New Zealand Family Justice Puts Children First
The people of New Zealand can be confident that children and families are at the front of the minds of an independent panel on family justice based on the panel's first report released last month.
Wanted: Diverse Divorce Practitioners. Why Diversity is Good for All of Us
Couples from all backgrounds can benefit from help from diverse family law practitioners.
New Interview with Peter Salem - The Future of Mediation and Negotiation in Our Culture, Politics and Society
This is a new interview of Peter Salem, long-time Executive Director of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), by Robert Benjamin as part of Mediate's new "The Future of Mediation and Negotiation in Our Culture, Politics and Society" video series.