by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 18, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
Should a government who drafts, passes and enforces laws hold copyright to those laws? Carl Malamud, a Sebastapol, CA resident says no. The Press Democrat reports he is leading a fight to make sure that all types of government statutes, codes and other laws are... by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 17, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
You hire a lawyer to represent your interests in various legal matters….divorces, lawsuits, contract negotiations, etc. They are supposed to be working for you, right? Check out this Wall Street Journal blog entry about the financial troubles of west coast law... by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 10, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
Yesterday, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal released a report entitled “Interim Report on Problems Associated with Discovery”. Discovery is the pre-trial process where each side engaged in... by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 10, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
There are many reasons why disputes do not settle, in mediation or outside of it. Often, a party is just not ready — it’s the wrong time for them. They need more information or they need more time to assimilate, absorb and assess information given to... by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 8, 2008 | General |
A writer for the Long Beach (CA, my former home for 6 years) Post Sports wrote the following: In one of the penultimate scenes from the film “Philadelphia”, Tom Hanks’ character waxes eloquently on the very real but somewhat infrequent joys of being a lawyer. His... by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 1, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Jeff Bleich, president of the California State Bar, writes in the California Bar Journal about how the legal system is beginning to fail the middle class due to the high costs of the legal system. He makes an analogy to the medical profession and doctors and how the... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 26, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Cynthia Fox, in the South Side Journal writes an excellent article about the benefits of mediation (excerpted): One of the hardest things about divorce is its cost, not just emotionally and psychologically, but in cold hard cash. A typical scenario is a husband, wife... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 26, 2008 | Arbitration, Divorce Mediation and Law, Lawsuits, Off Beat |
You’re an American citizen of Afghan-Uzbek extract who operated the Uzbekistan bottler for the Coca-Cola Company through your family’s company. Uzbekistan is considered one of the most oppressive nations on earth. You meet the daughter of the... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 18, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Yesterday, the NJ Supreme Court published their ruling in Devaney v. L’Esperance, A-20-07. In this case, Helen Devaney began a relationship in 1983 with Dr. Francis L’Esperance (a pioneer in laser eye surgery) which lasted on and off for 20 years. ... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 16, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
The Wall Street Journal recently had an article discussing divorce. While most of the focus of the article is on collaborative divorce and the impact of divorce on children, mediation does get a couple of positive mentions. On children: Constance Ahrons’s...