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 | 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 | May 2, 2008 | Arbitration, Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
The State of New Jersey is currently going through the budget process for the fiscal year that begins in July 2008. Like many states, NJ is projecting a large budget deficit due to the downturn in the economy. As a result, all government agencies are being asked to... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 16, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Courtesy of my west coast colleague Vicky Pinchon, the Toronto (Ontario, Canada) Star newspaper had an article about a mediator who caused far more harm than good. The article reads in part: A Toronto-area family’s problems with the mediator they’d hired... by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 25, 2006 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
I’ve attached an interesting article from the Northwest Indiana News. What I find fascinating about the article is that people are not using mediation even when provided free. This indicates to me that the courts, legal and mediation professions have done a... by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 14, 2006 | General |
Here’s an interesting editorial detailing how mediation helped numerous parties come together to resolve the sexual abuse lawsuits against a Catholic Diocese in Oregon. The original can be found here. More than mediation A Register-Guard Editorial Published:... by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 14, 2006 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
From the Hong Kong Standard. The original can be found here. Mediation seen as key to disputes Mimi Lau Wednesday, December 13, 2006 The government hopes to promote the use of community mediation services as an alternative to solving disputes in court, the...