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Don’t Panic: How to Stay Calm During Divorce Mediation by Trusting the Process

Fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy know that the guide offers one essential piece of advice in large, friendly letters: Don’t Panic. This is especially important when you’re wondering how to stay calm during divorce mediation. It is good advice for travelers...

When the Room Tilts: Mediator Self-Regulation and the Still Center

A session can start calmly and shift fast. This is where mediator self-regulation becomes crucial. You have been there. The mood of the session changes. Someone's voice goes up. An attorney interrupts. A client shuts down or floods. The air in the room thickens. And...

What Is a Gavron Warning? What California Divorcing Spouses Need to Know

If you are going through a divorce in California and spousal support is on the table, you should understand what a Gavron warning is. Whether you expect to pay support or receive it, this concept affects how long support lasts and what the court expects from each...
Great series on behavioral finance.

I have been following an excellent series by my friends and colleagues, Justin Reckers, CFP, CDFA, AIF and Robert Simon, Ph.D. I recommend this series highly to clients and divorce professionals. It really does a good job of showing how one's biasis and emotions can...

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Virtual Visitation Rights A Looming Legal Question

Good article about virtual visitation­. I have a move away case going to court now. One of the issues is whether virtual visits via webcam is sufficient to allow for bonding between child and parent. I wonder what others think about that. I say no. Read the Article at...

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Why Divorces Get Ugly and How to Have a Good One

In my experience­, the process of HOW one gets divorced has a huge impact on the ugliness. The early selection of a divorce process is crucial. If possible, avoid litigation and choose a form of alternate dispute resolution like collaborat­ive divorce or mediation....

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The Non-Custodial Mother

Interestin­g article about non-custod­ial women. As a family law attorney, I am meeting more and more women who choose this arrangment for various reasons. It is still true that many women feel stigmatize­d. I find this phenominum similar to the visceral reaction that...

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