Category: Family

Navigating the Vaccination Impasse: Mediating Childhood Vaccination Disputes in Co-Parenting Relationships
June 24, 2025INTRODUCTION Few topics in family mediation have become as divisive as childhood vaccinations for diseases like measles and polio. As...
By Wendy Morgan
Court ODR Podcast: Unrepresented Parties, Family Disputes & ODR with Jim Williams, Retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Family Division
June 23, 2025In this episode, Colin interviews the Honorable R. James (Jim) Williams, retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia,...
By Colin Rule
Home Care vs. Assisted Living: Mediating The Best Choice For Your Loved One
June 18, 2025Deciding between home care and assisted living is one of the most emotionally charged decisions families face when caring for...
By Jennifer Avila
The Distinctions Between Couples Mediation and Couples Therapy
June 13, 2025Summary This article distinguishes between couples mediation and couples therapy, highlighting their unique objectives and methodologies. Couples mediation focuses on...
By Dr. Nadia Delshad
Mediate.com Podcast #50: Learning about the Safe & Together Model, with David Mandel
June 6, 2025In this episode, Colin Rule interviews David Mandel, MA, LPC, the creator of the Safe & Together Model, a transformational...
By David Mandel, Colin Rule
Perpetrator Choices and Pathways to Child Harm
June 2, 2025This AI podcast, from the Safe & Together Institute's YouTube channel, presents a framework for understanding how domestic violence perpetrators harm children....
By David Mandel
Australia Leads Global Family Courts on Domestic Abuse Response
June 2, 2025This AI podcast highlights the Australian Federal Circuit and Family Court's successful implementation of the Safe & Together Model since...
By David Mandel
Psychodiagnostic Terms in Family Court: Uses, Abuses, and Alternatives
April 18, 2025Saposnek and Berstein's 2025 article examines the pervasive use and potential misuse of psychodiagnostic labels in family court. The authors explore how...
By Donald T. Saposnek, Ph.D, Dan Berstein
Relocating My Family to Dubai – And Discovering the Toughest Case I’d Ever Mediate Was My Own
April 17, 20251 | A “Part-Time” Dream, a Full-Time Shock When my husband accepted a teaching post in Dubai, we clung to a comforting...
By Julie Cobalt
Video Course Now Available! Incorporating Technology & AI Into Your Divorce Mediation Practice
April 13, 2025- ORDER 11 HOUR ONLINE COURSE CONFERENCE AGENDA - CONFERENCE PRESENTERS Mediate.com’s Incorporating Technology and AI into Your Divorce Mediation Practice conference...
By Clare Fowler, Colin Rule, Susan Guthrie, Jim Melamed, Oladeji Tiamiyu, Michael Aurit, Leyla Balakhane, Michael Lang
Mediate.com Podcast 47: Family Mediation and Intimate Partner Violence, with Prof. Kelly Browe Olson
April 4, 2025In this episode, Colin Rule interviews Professor Kelly Browe Olson about her chapter in the new book (that she also co-edited) entitled Family...
By Kelly Browe Olson, Colin Rule
Mediate.com Podcast: Family Mediation Past, Present, and Future with Bernie Mayer & Peter Salem
April 1, 2025In this episode, Colin Rule interviews dispute resolution giants Bernard Mayer and Peter Salem about the chapter they co-wrote in...
By Bernard Mayer, Peter Salem, Colin Rule
The Future of Family Mediation: The Rise of AI
March 25, 2025Also see "Mediation Past, Present & Future – Our Evolution from Physical to Digital Mediation" by Jim Melamed and "Reflections...
By Colin Rule
Benefits of Mediating Relationship Breakdowns
March 21, 2025When a relationship breaks down, individuals and families are often faced with the challenging task of navigating complex practical and...
By Dakota Murphey
How ChatGPT Can Be Helpful in Divorce Mediation
March 16, 2025You said: What are the most constructive and creative ways of utilizing ChatGPT for purposes of assisting parties to reach...
By Jim Melamed
Reflections on APFM’s Keynote: The Evolution of Family Mediation
March 14, 2025Also See: "Mediation Past, Present & Future – Our Evolution from Physical to Digital Mediation" with Jim Melamed and "The...
By Susan Guthrie
Mediation Past, Present & Future – Our Evolution from Physical to Digital Mediation
March 11, 2025Also see: "Reflections on APFM’s Keynote: The Evolution of Family Mediation" with Susan Guthrie and "The Future of Family Mediation:...
By Jim Melamed
Mediate.com Podcast 45: Implementing ODR in Family Courts with Jennifer Shack
March 11, 2025In this episode, Colin Rule interviews Jennifer Shack, Director of Research at RSI, about the chapter she co-wrote with Donna Shestowsky in the...
By Jennifer Shack, Colin Rule
How ChatGPT Can Assist with Divorce Document Review
March 10, 2025How Can ChatGPT help participants in divorce mediation with their document review? Here is what ChatGPT said: ChatGPT can be...
By Jim Melamed
How NotebookLM Can Assist with Divorce Document Review
March 10, 2025This article is 100% generated by ChatGPT: 1. Summarizing Complex Terms ✅ Upload divorce agreements, prenuptial contracts, and financial disclosures.✅...
By Jim Melamed
APFM Presents Online Conference & Keynote Panel on Past, Present & Future of Mediation March 12-14
February 16, 2025APFM Keynote Panel: "The Mediation Journey: From Origins to Present Day and Beyond" March 12, 2025 Join us online for...
By Colin Rule, Susan Guthrie, Jim Melamed
Generative AI’s Ability to Transform Access to the Harris County Family District Courts Rules
February 3, 2025Since I received my bar card in 2009, two persistent annoyances in family law practice have kept me itching for...
By Mac-Arthur Pierre-Louis
Mediate.com Podcast: Unbundling Legal Services & Mediation for Family Disputes with Woody Mosten
January 21, 2025In this episode, Colin Rule interviews Forrest (Woody) Mosten about his chapter in the new book Family Dispute Resolution: Process and Practice. Woody's...
By Forrest (Woody) Mosten, Colin Rule
Mediate.com Podcast: Early Negotiation Processes for Family Disputes with Prof. John Lande
January 12, 2025In this episode, Colin Rule interviews Professor John Lande about his chapter in the new book Family Dispute Resolution: Process and Practice....
By John Lande, Colin Rule
A Bit of Old Fashioned Innovation Saves Christmas, Chanukah, 10th Anniversary and 95th Birthday Online Celebration
December 25, 2024Our family had lots to celebrate today, December 25, 2024. In addition to having Christmas and Chanukah on the same...
By Jim Melamed
The Creative Solution in Family Mediation by Chip Rose
December 15, 2024Table of Contents (Chapters, each with an AI podcast, are linked below) Listen to the AI Podcast Overview of The...
By Chip Rose
Equivant, ODR.com & AAA Partner to Deliver Turnkey Court-Ordered Mediation Online Solution
December 9, 2024Advanced AI-Assisted Online Mediation Platform Improves Resolution Rates, Reduces Costs, and Simplifies the Litigant Experience CANTON, Ohio, December 9, 2024 – equivant, a...
By Colin Rule
The Creative Solution: Think Globally, Act Locally
December 1, 2024The Creative Solution Table of Contents Summary: This chapter recounts Chip's experience at an ACR conference where John Paul Lederach's...
By Chip Rose
ODR.com Launches Powerful AI-Assisted Family Dispute Resolution Platform
November 25, 2024Proven mobile-optimized system enables families to resolve their divorce and separation cases online through self-service Summary: ODR.com has launched a...
By Colin Rule
What is Mediation?
November 18, 2024Article by Jim Melamed and Clare Fowler Listen to a NotebookLM AI Podcast of this article: Whether your mediation takes...
By Jim Melamed, Clare FowlerFeatured Members
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