Category: Elder
Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Interview with Sue Bronson
October 3, 2023Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project For more information on this project and on Reflective Practice generally, see...
By Sue Bronson, Michael LangInside the Mediation Room with Guest Lara Traum
May 1, 2023In 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 AuritEncourage Early-Stage Mediation to Build Your Practice and Help Families
July 8, 2022Encourage Early-Stage Mediation to Build Your Practice and Help Families. For those attorneys who thrive only when they are enmeshed...
By Lisa TaylorThe Importance of Mediation in the ADA Interactive Process
July 8, 2022As 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, ADACPensions in divorce: What are they and how are they split?
July 8, 2022Pensions have almost become a benefit of the past, having been replaced by 401(k) plans. However, they still exist for...
By Mary SalisburyMoving from Elder Frustration to Family Redemption: Book Review
November 22, 2021Elder Frustration The term “elder frustration” is used to describe frustration that adult children, caregivers and sometimes professionals experience when...
By Nicole Lance, JD, CSAWhy is Gray Divorce Becoming Increasingly Common?
November 22, 2021A “gray divorce” occurs when a senior couple ends their marriage after years or decades of togetherness. Also called a...
By Carmela DeNicola, Roseann VanellaOnline Mediation Task Force Family / Elder Committee Report
August 2, 2021The Online Mediation Family and Elder Committee consisted of the following members: Chair: Susan Guthrie Members: Michael Aurit, Gabrielle Hartley,...
By Susan GuthrieCo-Parenting Online Course – How to Not Put Your Kids in the Middle of Your Divorce
June 18, 2021How to get parents on the same page - Even in the middle of divorce Divorce can be tough on...
By Brandyn Roark Caires, Jen SchimbenoFull Video Now Posted of Forum on Online Mediation Training
May 1, 2021The 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) MelamedIt’s Time to Talk….
April 17, 2020Mediation and Business Consulting by Kathleen Kauth.Talking about end of life wishes is never fun, and seldom easy. In light...
By Kathleen KauthDividing the Burial Plot in Divorce
January 17, 2020As I work with more “grey divorce” couples, I’m finding that there may be an overlooked asset that needs to...
By Mary SalisburyDivorce and Social Security
December 11, 2019As couples reach the age of 62 they begin the process of determining whether to take early retirement or wait...
By I. Jay SafierMontana Nursing Homes and Families Receive Assistance to Resolve Disputes
November 4, 2019Montana Nursing Homes and Families Receive Assistance to Resolve Disputes about Discharge Notices Through a Grant from Centers for Medicare...
By Kayre ChatellierDisputing at a Panchayat Meeting
September 14, 2019In 1966 and 1967 when I was twenty-two years old, I did a two-year stint as a Peace Corps Volunteer...
By Peter AdlerEldercare Mediation: Setting Families up for Success
August 30, 2019When it comes to discussing end of life issues, very rarely are all members of families on the same page. ...
By Kathleen KauthCMS Issues Final Rule Allowing Pre-Dispute Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
August 9, 2019Disputing Blog by Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly HayesThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a...
By Beth GrahamDivorcing After Long-Term Marriage Checklist of Considerations
July 18, 2019Once upon a time, people who grew old (or older) together, even if unhappy in their marriage, did not consider...
By Dr. Lynne C. HalemMediation Dance-Writing
November 28, 2018In 2008, Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Mediate.com, proudly published Peter Adler’s "Eye of the Storm Leadership:...
By Peter AdlerFamily Feud? Use Eldercaring Coordination for High Conflict in Eldercare
November 1, 2018The aging of a family member is an inevitable process, and families hope that their aging parent or grandparent will...
By Sarah GrossReconsidering How to Honor a Father’s Wishes
August 3, 2018Recently I mediated a case involving consolidated actions for collection of hospital bills and alleged fraudulent conveyance of real properties. ...
By Nancy ShugerDisability Mediation : An Overview
June 14, 2018There is an on-going need for disability mediation in the civil, commercial, workplace and family context, as there remains a...
By Ryan ComptonThe Gang of Fourteen
May 29, 2018In 2008, Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Mediate.com, proudly published Peter Adler’s "Eye of the Storm Leadership:...
By Peter AdlerInterview with Jay Folberg – Views from the Eye of the Storm
May 1, 2018This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Jay Folberg, filmed as part of Mediate.com's "The Mediators: Views from...
By Jay Folberg3 Reasons Why You Want to Mediate Guardianship Disputes
April 27, 2018When the natural parents of a minor are deceased or become otherwise incapable of caring for their child, the issue...
By Lee DrizinWhy Are You And Your Sibling Fighting Over Your Parent’s House?
April 12, 2018Your parent died a few months ago. That, in and of itself, is tragic enough. You’re neck deep in the...
By Kamela LoveMediating Family Property and Estate Conflicts: Keeping the Peace and Preserving Family Wealth
January 30, 2018Special thanks to JAMS and Editor Richard Birke for their gracious permission to reprint this article which was originally published...
By Jay FolbergADR in the Regulation of Aged Care
November 6, 2017From ADRAC- The Australian Dispute Resolution Advisory Council Blog, organized with Shirli Kirschner Introduction The role of ADR in the aged care...
By Shirli KirschnerInterview with Zena Zumeta – Views from the Eye of the Storm
September 30, 2017This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Zena Zumeta, long time mediator, trainer and former President of the...
By Zena ZumetaMediation, Elder Abuse And Saving The Family: Mediation & Conflict Strategies To Avoid Elder Abuse
May 26, 2017Texas Conflict Coach Audio Blog by Pattie Porter Listen to the podcast here. The guest speaker on the podcast is...
By Patricia Porter