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A retired Judge Recommends Divorce Mediation

by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 8, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

Michele F. Lowrance spent 20 years on the bench as a judge in Illinois family court.  After her retirement, she became a divorce mediator.  Judges and mediators generally see people on their worst days — who wants to be in court or in mediation? Here’s...

The Inequities of Divorce

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 3, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

The Atlantic recently published an article on “The Divorce Gap” highlighting the inequities that a court-based divorce process can often result in.  When one household is converted into two, there is often not enough money to support both.  Mothers...

Does Cohabitation End or Suspend Alimony?

by Marvin Schuldiner | May 4, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

NJ has a long-standing policy of terminating alimony when the recipient spouse remarries.  But what happens when a recipient does not remarry but cohabits with another person in a romantic relationship?  And what happens if that cohabitation relationship ends?  The NJ...

Do Problems Resolve or Just Outgrown?

by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 1, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

Here is today’s Daily Zen tweet: Most of the great problems of life are never resolved. They’re just outgrown. — Carl Jung I started to ponder this in terms of my divorce mediation clients.  Is this true?  Do my clients just outgrow their problems or are they...

Observations by Robin Williams

by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 22, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

The late Robin Williams was a comedic genius beloved by just about everyone.  Mental illness probably contributed to his genius (and his ultimate downfall), but to be a great comic you need to well understand humans and human tendencies.  A recent article highlighted...
NJ Supreme Court Reaffirms Support for Mediation

NJ Supreme Court Reaffirms Support for Mediation

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 13, 2016 | Arbitration, Divorce Mediation and Law, Lawsuits | 0 comments

Yesterday, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in the case of Anthony C. Major v. Julie Maguire.  The case dealt with grandparents of a child (the parents of the father) who were petitioning the court for visitation rights to see their grandchild....
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