EP: 164 Raiford Dalton Palmer Why There Are No Winners in Divorce Court Divorce Dialogues · Why There Are No Winners in Divorce Court With Raiford Dalton Palmer Are you dreaming of having your day in divorce court? Of exposing your spouse’s misbehavior to a sympathetic judge? Of winning the case and being rewarded financially? […]
The Blueprint for a Better Divorce With Paulette Rigo
EP: 163 Paulette Rigo The Blueprint for a Better Divorce Divorce Dialogues · The Blueprint for a Better Divorce With Paulette Rigo Technology makes it easy for divorcing couples to express their anger and frustration without thinking. They engage in text warfare and even post disparaging comments on social media. But if the goal is […]
Divorcing a Narcissist in Mediation With Brian James
EP: 155 Brian James Divorcing a Narcissist in Mediation Divorce Dialogues · Divorcing a Narcissist in Mediation With Brian James How do you negotiate with someone who has to be right? If you’re divorcing a narcissist, you know that they simply can’t see things from someone else’s point of view. So, how do you come […]
Resolve Post-divorce Conflict With Mediation with Erik Wheeler
EP: 151 Erik Wheeler Resolve Post-divorce Conflict With Mediation Divorce Dialogues · Resolve Post-divorce Conflict With Mediation with Erik Wheeler Even if you craft the perfect divorce agreement, disputes still arise post-divorce. As circumstances change, conflicts come up. So, what should you do when you and your ex disagree? How might you leverage mediation to […]
Coparenting Through COVID-19 with Cameron Goodman
EP: 126 Cameron Goodman Coparenting Through COVID-19 KatherineMiller · Coparenting Through COVID-19 with Cameron Goodman If you had trouble seeing eye to eye with your ex before the Coronavirus hit, the crisis likely magnified the issue. And with the current restrictions on travel, following your carefully crafted custody plan may be impossible. So, what is […]
How Divorce Litigation Impacts Children with Shara Goldfarb
EP: 085 Shara Goldfarb How Divorce Litigation Impacts Children Divorce litigation changes kids, and the attorney for the child witnesses this change firsthand. In contested custody matters, children watch the conflict between their parents play out in court—and no good comes from it. Some of these cases drag on for years, and the circumstances are […]
Empowering Divorcing Couples to Communicate Through Mediation with Linda Schoonover Carley
EP: 079 Linda Schoonover Carley Empowering Divorcing Couples to Communicate Through Mediation The heightened emotions that come with divorce often lead to impulsive action. The brain shuts down and couples jump into litigation without considering the consequences—or the alternatives. But the court system takes their power away and hands all of the decisions over to […]
Pioneering Collaborative Divorce in New York with Barry Berkman
EP: 061 Barry Berkman Pioneering Collaborative Divorce in New York After 15 years of trying divorce cases in the courts, Barry Berkman had come to realize that ‘nobody ever won a divorce case.’ Litigation comes with a high price tag in the form of expense and the toxic effect on everyone involved, especially the children. […]
Mediation: Compromise or Negotiation? – with Gary Friedman
EP: 041 Gary Friedman Mediation: Compromise or Negotiation? Most people think of mediation as compromise, but Gary Friedman sees it differently. In his view, the process is a negotiation. Rather than competing over assets, the divorcing partners identify what they need to move forward and then find the best way to divide or allocate resources […]
The Myths of Litigated Divorce & the Benefits of Mediation with Sam Margulies
EP: 029 Sam Margulies The Myths of Litigated Divorce & the Benefits of Mediation The parties in a litigated divorce spend years—and tens-of-thousands of dollars—preparing for a trial that is extremely unlikely to happen. This disconnect led to the development of mediation as an option, allowing divorcing couples to work toward settlement without spending unnecessary […]