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Finding Peace Through Mediation

As a family law mediator in Arizona, I have helped families addressing addiction or recovery move more easily through a legal matter with grace and respect. Family law mediation is most often used as a positive alternative to litigation. It … Continue reading

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The Biggest Mistake You Can Make If You Have A Support Obligation In Arizona

If you owe child support or spousal maintenance through the Court, the potentially biggest mistake you can make is to enter an informal side agreement with the other parent or former spouse to do something other than what was ordered. … Continue reading

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Going Separate Ways: An Arizona Divorce and Your Home

When a couple makes the difficult decision to divorce, the stress of dealing with financial details related to the home can be overwhelming. Our mortgage experts can help sort out the home ownership and mortgage issues. In this time when … Continue reading

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What Does it Mean to be an “Unbiased” or “Neutral” Mediator?

When I conduct a mediation, I always take steps to ensure all participants feel that I am treating them with respect and with equal consideration. I consider it a mediator’s primary job to be trustworthy, neutral and unbiased. What that … Continue reading

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Mediation – The Best Option Even When Cost Is Not A Concern

The option of divorce mediation is often raised when parties do not want to pay tens of thousands of dollars to attorneys and experts to get a divorce. Mediation is almost always the much less expensive way to divorce. This … Continue reading

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Does Mediation Work?

Another Happy Clients Testimonial K.H. recently used our mediation services to get a legal separation. He had the following to say about the process: Divorce or separation is never a pleasant experience; however, being through it before, the mediation process … Continue reading

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Mediation Helps Children Around the World

A recent article discusses the very real benefits of mediation to children whose parents are divorcing.  See “Mediation works in kids’ custody spats” by Theresa Tan and published in The Straits Times on, Apr 05, 2015.  Singapore has a mandatory … Continue reading

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How Spousal Maintenance is Determined in Arizona Family Law Mediation

Spousal maintenance is one of the most complicated topics to discuss in divorce or legal separation mediations. There is no adopted formula to use, unlike child support calculations, and the law is vague enough so that two vastly different positions … Continue reading

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Addressing Disclosure Issues in Arizona Family Law Mediation

In family law matters that either start in mediation or come to mediation early, the questions of hidden assets or income sometimes arise. Income is at issue for any child support or spousal maintenance case, and assets are at issue … Continue reading

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Can We Mediate If I Am A Victim of Domestic Violence?

Mediation can occur even when one or both participants are victims of domestic violence at the hands of the other participant, provided both parties can participate fully and safely. Family law mediations must comply with Arizona Rules of Family Law … Continue reading

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