Blog Posts in October, 2012

The Parenting Plan

If there are children of your marriage, you will work through a parenting plan during the mediation process. A requirement in the state of California, a parenting plan is created to address how you and your ex-spouse would like to handle parenting the children (co-parenting). This can be as detailed or as broad as you both like. With litigation, however, you might have to follow a document similar ...

The Fall of Divorce

Believe it or not, fall is upon us. Even with temperatures in the 90’s in southern California, people are getting into the spirit of things with pumpkin patches, apple picking and costume parties. Fall is the commencement of celebration and holidays and those can be stressful on families going through divorce. If you have kids, even Halloween can be one of those events that has to be sorted out ...

When Mediation Isn't Working ... How to move forward

Couples that choose mediation often have hopes of it resulting in a quick and peaceful divorce. However, there are times when mediation doesn’t work. How do you know if your mediation isn’t working? Often there is a stalling in the process. Neither party is able to compromise and therefore decisions cannot be made. You might also feel that the mediator is losing his or her role as a neutral. The ...