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How is this for a good quote, by Henry Adams, about dealing in good faith? “No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.” A person who is not able to fully engage in a mediation, may be hampered by prior judgments, commitments, or experiences. […]
February 6, 2015
In law school, I was introduced to the economic model associated with the University of Chicago in assessing what one should pay in order to save a human life. If, for example, a safer piece of equipment will cost millions of dollars to produce, and will save 10 lives, is that cost an advisable one to assume? […]
January 6, 2015
Judith Wallerstein’s life work detailed how divorce had a negative impact on the involved children. But not all parents make the same mistake. A recent article by Tara Eisenhard discussed “3 Things My Parents Did Well”. The parents in question worked collaboratively, encouraged relationships with the “other parent” and allowed the children freedom to determine […]
December 23, 2014
A divorce mediator, Diana Danois, JD, just posted on HuffPo about divorce without an attorney’s services being enlisted. The obvious advantages are the legal fees that are saved and the non-confrontational aspect of such divorces. Ms. Danois poses an interesting question. People get married without enlisting an attorney (save for the possible use of a […]
October 15, 2014
I recently read a post which described what a divorce mediator does. The author opined that the first session regarding divorce agreements would be dedicated to parental issues, the second session to financial issues, etc. When I read this post, it struck me that I have no such pattern. I simply try to go from […]
September 27, 2014
Mark Sanford, a former South Carolina Governor, and now US Representative, has agreed to enter into mediation for divorce-related issues with his ex-wife, Jenny. Mr. Sanford took off from his Governor duties, years ago, to meet with his then paramour. The divorce was messy and public. While the idea of mediation is always a good […]
September 11, 2014
A mediator and trainer, Katherine Graham, recently penned an article at mediate.com on “What’s a ‘Successful’ Mediation?”. Some of Ms. Graham’s points will be outlined here: THE PARTIES ENGAGED WITH THE PROCESS In successful mediations, parties communicate. They speak and they listen. Successful mediations are marked by honesty and respect. Parties who have adverse interests […]
August 31, 2014
On August 28, 2014, the National Public Radio Station had a program that is part of its daily schedule known as “The Takeaway”. The following question was posed to its listeners: “If you could delete one memory from your life, what would it be?” One caller, who sounded as if here were in his 30’s […]
August 22, 2014
A study about divorce appeared in a British newspaper recently. It is found at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2727716/Is-going-separate-ways-really-good-idea-Astonishing-50-divorcees-regret-breaking-partner.html. It concludes that more than half of the couples surveyed had regrets about their divorce. A goodly number still had feelings that matters could have turned out differently. While it is difficult to derive much insight from studies that try […]
February 21, 2015
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