Blog Posts in 2011

The Role of Collaborative Divorce in the Lives of Children

I am currently completing an externship with Judith Williams and Elizabeth Jones at the Center for Mediated Divorce. Recently, Judith conducted an interview with a prospective new client who was a candidate for Collaborative Divorce. His words were the inspiration for this article. He had been very generous to his wife since the date of separation, and several times during the meeting he said, “I ...

A Collaborative Divorce Success Story

Once in a while, I like to highlight one of the many success stories that come through my practice. I do this because I am passionate about showing the difference mediation or the collaborative divorce process can make, both for the divorcing couple and the family. Please enjoy reading Tom’s story. My name is Tom Reddy. A couple of years ago, my wife and I decided we were going to get a divorce. ...

Top 10 Reasons to Choose a Peaceful Divorce

Reason #10: There is a better way than the a famous War of the Roses move script. Which portrayed the worst of the worst divorces. Even the nicest people can get caught up in the litigation trap and become different people, people who play games, people who look for ways to embarrass the other person or to get revenge against the other person, people who look for ways to win the war. It’s a good ...

Deciding If Divorce Mediation Is The Right Choice

Since I’ve done mediation for many years, I have seen three major times when mediation doesn’t work well. The first of those is when one or both parties come into the mediation with a hard and fast position from which they will not move. Mediation is built upon compromise, upon cooperation, upon give and take. If there isn’t that give and take, mediation may not be the best choice. The second time ...