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 is a process in which both parties sit down with a neutral third person skilled in …
Finding Peace Through Mediation
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. Such agreements may include: · Temporarily or permanently stopping or modifying the …
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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 focusing on the future can be difficult, our professionals specialize in helping …
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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 means is I do not show favor to one participant over the other. To make sure people feel …
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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 fact notwithstanding, mediation is also the right option when money is no concern. Whether one has money …
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