Any major life change sends a ripple effect through your finances — especially a divorce. Insurance matters may seem trivial next to the...

Like Roseann Vanella, I often encounter spouses who are at very different emotional stages in the divorce process. For example, one...

Israeli couples who apply to divorce will have to undergo compulsory mediation following the introduction of a new law. The spouses at...

If you and your husband or wife are separated or about to be separated, you may feel like you're divorced, but you are actually very...

It might be shocking for a lawyer to tell you to avoid court. But Rob Blair, a board-certified specialist in family law and, according to...

The New York Times recently published an excellent panel discussion addressing the question, "When is it time to give up on a marriage or...

The dissolution of a marriage is often an emotionally draining experience made even more nerve-racking by a legal process that can be...

Sometimes couples who come to mediation are unsure if they really want to get divorced. They may not even know they are unsure. Like Gary...

The breakup of a marriage almost always involves some level of conflict between spouses, but the process of litigation during divorce...

Divorce often arises from persistent disagreement and fundamental differences in perspective between spouses. Usually one spouse arrives...

Many caring parents I work with admit to feeling tremendous guilt about their divorce. It’s easy to understand why. Parents who are aware...

In this blog posting Katherine Miller writes about in non-litigated divorces, such as collaborative law and mediation, parties are given...

In this blog posting Cheryl and Joe Dillon offer four tips for couples preparing for divorce. Don’t use the legal process as a weapon to...

Choosing a divorce mediator is the first agreement divorcing spouses make together at the beginning of the divorce mediation process. It...

A set of new regulations mandating that couples in dispute must take part in a mediation process in an effort to come to a consensual...

There are times in our lives when we all harbor the fanciful idea that there is a magical “all-knowing, all-seeing, all-powerful” entity...

In the context of a divorce, mediation is a good thing. It offers folks a real opportunity to settle their divorce without the acrimony...

Divorce can be one of the most difficult times in your life. You are going through a total upheaval that affects nearly every part of...

In this excellent, and depressing, blog posting Ada Hasloecher writes about a friend of hers that has been going through the matrimonial...

What’s so special about divorce mediation? Plenty! Check out these Questions and Answers from Susan Ingram and you’ll understand why...