Category Mediating Prenups
Prenups and postnups are different. Prenups change the very template of marriage existing in the far future. Postnups change assumptions based on law made by married couples in ongoing marriages. Both these situations are rife with the possibility of overreaching, unfairness and coercion…. Continue Reading →
The marriages of people who marry for a second time experience stresses, particularly when there are children from a previous marriage. Most of these problems are predictable. They are generally solvable with patience, good will, and persistence.
In complex situation, having your review attorney engaged and having a discussion with him or her before the first mediation session can be very helpful. You’ll get this lawyer’s view on what your aims are (or should be) in the prenup, and… Continue Reading →
Premarital discussion about finances and money is a good thing. But if the goal of that discussion is a formal, signed prenuptial agreement, the process is fraught with problems
During the past quarter century, academics and others writing about mediation have characterized styles of mediation as belonging to one of three categories: “facilitative”, “evaluative” and “transformative”.
For mediators, most states have state-wide mediators’ associations. You can find these online. This might be an excellent source of referrals for you. Look through the listings and follow up by looking at the websites of the ones that attract your interest…. Continue Reading →
One of the issues when there is a mediated prenup, or if there is a mediated prenup with two reviewing attorneys is who should write up the first draft. In the typical situation, the attorney for the more-moneyed future spouse creates the first… Continue Reading →
At the beginning of each mediation, there is a moment of suspense. The mediator does not know the parties’ stories. Yes, there are two stories, because each client has a separate and distinct version of reality. Then the stories begin… Continue Reading →
At my age, I find my thoughts wandering backwards in time, with long-lost memories bubbling up occasionally. I ponder these memories and cherish them. I parse them for meaning, like dreams in the night remembered suddenly the next day, with… Continue Reading →
