This article ran in the Sunday New York Times–raises some interesting issues about the impact of cohabitation before marriage. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/opinion/sunday/the-downside-of-cohabiting-before-marriage.html?pagewanted=all
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Cohabitation Before Marriage
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012NPR-Alaska’s Innovative Program
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012Early Resolution in Court, promoting cooperation during the divorce negotiations. Interesting to note the Judge’s comment that the longer cases linger in the system, the more contentious and entrenched the parties become. Listen here: http://www.npr.org/2012/04/04/149973224/alaska-legal-program-resolves-divorces-quickly-amicably
» Read full article...Release From Liability In Lieu of Refinancing
Monday, April 11th, 2011The New York Times Real Estate Section ran a piece 4/10/11 entitled “Avoiding Refinancing Costs After Divorce.” Many mediation clients co-own a home and must negotiate the division of what is often the most valuable asset of the family. In so doing, a consideration is whether one party can refinance a mortgage in his or [...]
» Read full article...Social Networking in the Divorced Family
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011What are some of the latest tools parents are negotiating into their mediated agreements? Just like revolutionaries who are finding innovative ways to use technology in their quest for true freedom, so too can embattled parents find Twitter, Facebook, Skype, et. al. remarkably effective tools for connecting with children and for communicating with each other. [...]
» Read full article...Our First Huffington Post Blog is Up!
Thursday, January 27th, 2011A new TV show, featuring a mediator, prompted us to write this column: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abby-tolchinsky/fairly-legal-brings-media_b_811208.html
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011Yesterday’s NYT featured an article about an orthodox Jewish couple who have been divorced for several years and have a young child. The Husband is an aide on the House Ways and Means Committee and has refused to grant his ex-Wife a religious divorce, known as a GET. Apparently, a Judge ordered an untenable visitation [...]
» Read full article...Lots to report: financing Divorce, autonomy in marriage
Sunday, December 5th, 2010There’s been much to report on in the world of divorce journalism. First off — the Huffington Post has just added a divorce column filled with a range of advice from experts and insight from divorced parties. And we are happy to report, we too will be part of the conversation — of course from [...]
» Read full article...Mediation in the news
Monday, September 6th, 2010Happy Labor Day! The end of the summer has brought lots and lots of mediation and divorce law items in the news. Here are two pieces to check out. We’ll update with more after the holiday…. -NPR ran a piece last week on the Mideast peace talks. The transcript is here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129609437 And we highlight [...]
» Read full article...No-Fault Divorce signed into law
Monday, August 16th, 2010Yesterday, Governor Patterson signed into law no-fault, bringing NY up to speed with the rest of the nation. He also signed the temporary post-marital income bill and the counsel fees bill. We are anxious to see how (and when) these three important steps are implemented.
» Read full article...Separated for Life
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Married for life – yes, but separated too? Pamela Paul writes about couples who decide to avoid the messiness of divorce and opt instead for a lifetime apart. Many do so for financial reasons: tax advantages, health insurance and social security benefits, others out of friendship. Whatever the cause, we mediators see this among older [...]
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