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Reflective Practice: In Their Voices  Interview with Sue Bronson author.

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Interview with Sue Bronson

Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project For more information on this project and on Reflective Practice generally, see...

By Sue Bronson, Michael Lang
Inside the Mediation Room with Guest Lara Traum author.

Inside the Mediation Room with Guest Lara Traum

In this episode, Michael and Karen interview Lara Traum. Lara is an attorney and mediator in private practice, offering assistance...

By Lara Traum, Michael Aurit, Karen Aurit
Encourage Early-Stage Mediation to Build Your Practice and Help Families author.

Encourage Early-Stage Mediation to Build Your Practice and Help Families

Encourage Early-Stage Mediation to Build Your Practice and Help Families. For those attorneys who thrive only when they are enmeshed...

By Lisa Taylor
The Importance of Mediation in the ADA Interactive Process author.

The Importance of Mediation in the ADA Interactive Process

As a HR and ADA Facilitator and author of Making It Work, I have found that mediating disability/medical related issues...

By Sheryl Ellis, PHRca, SHRM-CP, CLMS, ADAC
Pensions in divorce: What are they and how are they split? author.

Pensions in divorce: What are they and how are they split?

Pensions have almost become a benefit of the past, having been replaced by 401(k) plans.  However, they still exist for...

By Mary Salisbury
Moving from Elder Frustration to Family Redemption: Book Review author.

Moving from Elder Frustration to Family Redemption: Book Review

Elder Frustration The term “elder frustration” is used to describe frustration that adult children, caregivers and sometimes professionals experience when...

By Nicole Lance, JD, CSA
Why is Gray Divorce Becoming Increasingly Common? author.

Why is Gray Divorce Becoming Increasingly Common?

A “gray divorce” occurs when a senior couple ends their marriage after years or decades of togetherness. Also called a...

By Carmela DeNicola, Roseann Vanella
Online Mediation Task Force Family / Elder Committee Report author.

Online Mediation Task Force Family / Elder Committee Report

The Online Mediation Family and Elder Committee consisted of the following members: Chair: Susan Guthrie Members: Michael Aurit, Gabrielle Hartley,...

By Susan Guthrie
Co-Parenting Online Course – How to Not Put Your Kids in the Middle of Your Divorce author.

Co-Parenting Online Course – How to Not Put Your Kids in the Middle of Your Divorce

How to get parents on the same page - Even in the middle of divorce Divorce can be tough on...

By Brandyn Roark Caires, Jen Schimbeno
Full Video Now Posted of Forum on Online Mediation Training author.

Full Video Now Posted of Forum on Online Mediation Training

The Second Forum of the Online Mediation Training Task Force took place April 30 and centered directly on new and emerging issues of...

By Forrest (Woody) Mosten, James (Jim) Melamed
It’s Time to Talk…. author.

It’s Time to Talk….

Mediation and Business Consulting by Kathleen Kauth.Talking about end of life wishes is never fun, and seldom easy.  In light...

By Kathleen Kauth
Dividing the Burial Plot in Divorce author.

Dividing the Burial Plot in Divorce

As I work with more “grey divorce” couples, I’m finding that there may be an overlooked asset that needs to...

By Mary Salisbury
Divorce and Social Security author.

Divorce and Social Security

As couples reach the age of 62 they begin the process of determining whether to take early retirement or wait...

By I. Jay Safier
Montana Nursing Homes and Families Receive Assistance to Resolve Disputes author.

Montana Nursing Homes and Families Receive Assistance to Resolve Disputes

Montana Nursing Homes and Families Receive Assistance to Resolve Disputes about Discharge Notices Through a Grant from Centers for Medicare...

By Kayre Chatellier
Disputing at a Panchayat Meeting author.

Disputing at a Panchayat Meeting

In 1966 and 1967 when I was twenty-two years old, I did a two-year stint as a Peace Corps Volunteer...

By Peter Adler
Eldercare Mediation:  Setting Families up for Success author.

Eldercare Mediation: Setting Families up for Success

When it comes to discussing end of life issues, very rarely are all members of families on the same page. ...

By Kathleen Kauth
CMS Issues Final Rule Allowing Pre-Dispute Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements author.

CMS Issues Final Rule Allowing Pre-Dispute Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements

Disputing Blog by Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly HayesThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a...

By Beth Graham
Divorcing After Long-Term Marriage Checklist of Considerations author.

Divorcing After Long-Term Marriage Checklist of Considerations

Once upon a time, people who grew old (or older) together, even if unhappy in their marriage, did not consider...

By Dr. Lynne C. Halem
Mediation Dance-Writing author.

Mediation Dance-Writing

In 2008, Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Mediate.com, proudly published Peter Adler’s "Eye of the Storm Leadership:...

By Peter Adler
Family Feud? Use Eldercaring Coordination for High Conflict in Eldercare author.

Family Feud? Use Eldercaring Coordination for High Conflict in Eldercare

The aging of a family member is an inevitable process, and families hope that their aging parent or grandparent will...

By Sarah Gross
Reconsidering How to Honor a Father’s Wishes author.

Reconsidering How to Honor a Father’s Wishes

Recently I mediated a case involving consolidated actions for collection of hospital bills and alleged fraudulent conveyance of real properties. ...

By Nancy Shuger
Disability Mediation : An Overview author.

Disability Mediation : An Overview

There is an on-going need for disability mediation in the civil, commercial, workplace and family context, as there remains a...

By Ryan Compton
The Gang of Fourteen author.

The Gang of Fourteen

In 2008, Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Mediate.com, proudly published Peter Adler’s "Eye of the Storm Leadership:...

By Peter Adler
Interview with Jay Folberg – Views from the Eye of the Storm author.

Interview with Jay Folberg – Views from the Eye of the Storm

This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Jay Folberg, filmed as part of Mediate.com's "The Mediators: Views from...

By Jay Folberg
3 Reasons Why You Want to Mediate Guardianship Disputes author.

3 Reasons Why You Want to Mediate Guardianship Disputes

When the natural parents of a minor are deceased or become otherwise incapable of caring for their child, the issue...

By Lee Drizin
Why Are You And Your Sibling Fighting Over Your Parent’s House? author.

Why Are You And Your Sibling Fighting Over Your Parent’s House?

Your parent died a few months ago. That, in and of itself, is tragic enough. You’re neck deep in the...

By Kamela Love
Mediating Family Property and Estate Conflicts: Keeping the Peace and Preserving Family Wealth author.

Mediating Family Property and Estate Conflicts: Keeping the Peace and Preserving Family Wealth

Special thanks to JAMS and Editor Richard Birke for their gracious permission to reprint this article which was originally published...

By Jay Folberg
ADR in the Regulation of Aged Care author.

ADR in the Regulation of Aged Care

From ADRAC- The Australian Dispute Resolution Advisory Council Blog, organized with Shirli Kirschner Introduction The role of ADR in the aged care...

By Shirli Kirschner
Interview with Zena Zumeta – Views from the Eye of the Storm author.

Interview with Zena Zumeta – Views from the Eye of the Storm

This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Zena Zumeta, long time mediator, trainer and former President of the...

By Zena Zumeta
Mediation, Elder Abuse And Saving The Family: Mediation & Conflict Strategies To Avoid Elder Abuse author.

Mediation, Elder Abuse And Saving The Family: Mediation & Conflict Strategies To Avoid Elder Abuse

Texas Conflict Coach Audio Blog by Pattie Porter Listen to the podcast here. The guest speaker on the podcast is...

By Patricia Porter

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