by Shawn Weber | Aug 15, 2018 | Children, Conflict Resolution, custody
The KOGO AM 600 Morning News with anchors Ted Garcia and LaDona Harvey featured a live interview with family law attorney Shawn Weber of Weber Dispute Resolution on Wednesday, August 16. Weber discussed tips from his latest blog post, “Back to School...
by Shawn Weber | Jun 4, 2018 | Conflict Resolution, Courts, Mediation
I regularly serve as a pro tem settlement judge on the Mandatory Settlement Conference (MSC) Panel with the San Diego County Superior Court. While I enjoy helping folks through their MSCs, the help is simply too little too late for many people. Often, the preparation...
by Shawn Weber | Mar 26, 2018 | Conflict Resolution, custody, divorce, Marriage, parenting, Relationships
This article was originally posted in 2013. We have received such a positive reaction that we are reposting it. It was the subject of Shawn Weber’s upcoming interview on the Real Talk San Diego Facebook Live program on March 28 at 1:00 PM PDT. Watch it here:...
by Shawn Weber | Nov 10, 2017 | Collaborative Divorce, Conflict Resolution, divorce, Mediation
I was very pleased to have the opportunity to appear on Real Divorce Talk, a new show streaming via Facebook Live. We talked about my “Tips to Have a Miserable Divorce.” We also covered topics like emotions, Collaborative Divorce and divorce mediation....
by Shawn Weber | Jul 13, 2017 | Conflict Resolution, Courts, Mediation
The term “alternative dispute resolution” (or “ADR”) is often used to describe conflict resolution without going to court. If you find yourself facing a family law matter, you might first ask, “How do I avoid going to court?” Parties can use ADR for any family law...
by Shawn Weber | Mar 21, 2017 | Conflict Resolution, divorce, Mediation
In my divorce mediation career, I’ve learned over the years that people approach divorce from different places. Sometimes people want the divorce very badly and are happy to get started. Others are devastated by the breakup. It’s not uncommon for a...
by Shawn Weber | Feb 18, 2017 | Conflict Resolution, divorce, Finances, Mediation
Divorce Expenses A wedding in the United States costs on average more than $26,000. This doesn’t include the honeymoon. (Source: Average Wedding Cost) Add raising kids at a cost of $233,610 per kid and the cost of your family can be very, very high. (Source: It...
by Shawn Weber | Aug 26, 2016 | Conflict Resolution, Mediation
Not every divorce mediator is the same. In fact, some are much better than others. What’s more, a bad family mediator can cost you a lot of stress and money in the long run. Good conflict resolution requires a very specific set of skills. In other words,...
by Shawn Weber | May 17, 2016 | Conflict Resolution, High Conflict, Relationships
You can control how angry and hurt you remain after your divorce. Using principles of forgiveness during divorce will help you control divorce emotions and move on. Almost every divorce involves a situation where somebody did someone wrong. Or… at the very...
by Shawn Weber | Jan 1, 2016 | Conflict Resolution, divorce, Finances, Property
Sometimes it is most difficult in divorce cases to divide personal property -the “stuff” accumulated over the years of a relationship. When people share their lives with each other, they also share and accumulate a lot of personal property. Sometimes the...