by Marvin Schuldiner | May 8, 2007 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
The title of this post is taken from a billboard advertisement located on the ritzy Gold Coast of Chicago, which also features a picture of a scantily clad male and female. The ad was placed by a law firm who specializes in divorce. The billboard has caused quite a... by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 19, 2007 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Three professors at the University of Virginia recently completed a 12-year study that looked at the effects of mediation on divorcing couples and their children. The study looked at people who were unable to come to agreement on custody decisions on their children... by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 29, 2007 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
Mediation at its core is about negotiating an agreement with the help of the mediator. While the mediator is (or should be) an expert at negotiating, it is helpful for each of the parties to a mediation to understand basic negotiating skills. I generally do not talk... by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 24, 2007 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
You’ve decide that you want to get divorced, but you don’t want to go through the adversarial court process of litigation. How do you persuade your spouse to go through mediation? There are a plethora of reasons why divorce is beneficial to both parties... by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 24, 2007 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
In NJ, we do not elect our judges. They are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the legislature. Many other states do have elected judges (there are pluses and minuses to both systems). In Pennsylvania’s Centre County, several judicial candidates were... by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 24, 2007 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
According to a March 4 L.A. Times article, retired Family Court Judge Roderic Duncan has written a book entitled “A Judge’s Guide to Divorce: Uncommon Advice from the Bench”. The upshot of the book is that traditional divorce brings out the worst...