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Debt and Divorce
The starting point for divorce negotiations is to divide debt 50/50. This doesn't include debt racked up because of an addiction,...


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Children’s Need Can Be Our Guide
I met with a couple who about 14 years ago, used mediation for their divorce and wanted to resolve a new conflict in their restructured...


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Fuel for Conflict
People get into horrible fights when what they're fighting about isn't what they're really fighting about… I'm parenting coordinator, not...


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Negotiation in the Shadow of Threat
I had a call from Josh*, who wants me to be his reviewing attorney. He and his wife Becka* are working with another mediator. Josh and...


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The Draw of Conflict
To my mind, the costs of litigation and of fighting are so high, that I really can’t imagine deciding that I would rather fight than...


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After sleeping on it…
After sleeping on it, I’m thinking that a lot of whether people can start out from a ‘fair’ position, or whether they start negotiations...


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Do You Enjoy Fighting?
I saw my cousin over the weekend. Her brother is a drug addict. He steals from his parents, never holds jobs, is in & out of jail. She...
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