Articles & Links Related to Divorce Mediation
Periodically we will post relevant articles and helpful links to help answer some of the questions you may have regarding divorce mediation.
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Helpful Links
- New York State Council on Divorce Mediation – www.nysmediate.org
Recent Articles & Blog Posts
The Parenting Plan: Avoiding Problems
One of the most important issues to be resolved in the Separation Agreement is the Parenting Plan. This document will impact parents and children not only at the beginning of the separation/divorce, but also in the future.
Mediation Is the Answer
Andrea Peyser’s 2017 article in the NY Post “Divorce System Prompts Bitter Couples to Use Kids as Weapons,” found that the only people to benefit from protracted power struggles between adults are lawyers. There is a better way, and that way is mediation.
What Are You Talking About? – A Divorce Glossary
These divorce terms describe some of the more important considerations you consider during mediation.
How Much? How Long?
Divorce mediation can be an extraordinarily cost effective and timely method of getting separated or divorced.
The Spousal Maintenance (Support) Dilemma in New York
Divorce mediation affords an opportunity to create an agreement about maintenance that can help spouses to build stability in an unpredictable future.
The Child Support Modification Law
Parties have a right under certain circumstances to seek a modification of a child support order. Learn what they are.
Why Mediation Fails
Despite all the advantages of mediation, experience has shown that there are at least three major reasons why the process fails. Learn what they are.
“Bird Nesting” and Divorce
In a divorce, would “birdnesting” be right for you? The children stay in the family home and the parents move in and out on a schedule.
Why Mediate
Mediation is economical, flexible, fast and less contentious than litigation. You and your spouse make the important decisions.
New NYS Spousal Maintenance Rules for 2016
Effective January 23, 2016 a new maintenance law will take effect, impacting how alimony after divorce is determined by courts in New York State.