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When Should a Mediator Withdraw?

When Should a Mediator Withdraw?

Aug 1, 2016 | 2016 Summer, Articles for Mediators, Articles for the Public, Mediation Practice

By Bill Eddy | Not all mediations go well. The parties are intransigent, or one is obviously a bully, or one is too weak to speak up for herself/himself, or the issues are beyond the knowledge-base of the mediator –- a variety of issues may make a case inappropriate for mediation.

In the Belly of the Beast: An Insider’s Critique of  the Adversarial System of Divorce

In the Belly of the Beast: An Insider’s Critique of the Adversarial System of Divorce

Aug 1, 2016 | 2016 Summer, Articles for Mediators, Articles for the Public, Divorce, Mediation Practice

By Larry Gaughan | Certainly, the idea of state courts managing the breakup of marriages wasn’t created because somebody set out to design a humane, cost-effective system. Indeed, requiring divorces to be granted by the antique, inefficient courts that we inherited…

Not Another “How to Choose the Best Divorce Mediator” Article: It’s a Matter of Trust

Not Another “How to Choose the Best Divorce Mediator” Article: It’s a Matter of Trust

Aug 1, 2016 | 2016 Summer, Articles for Mediators, Articles for the Public, Divorce, Mediation Practice

By Michael Aurit, JD, MDR | Articles about “Choosing the Best Divorce Mediator” may soon be more numerous on the Internet than the actual number of divorce mediators that exist in the world. Go ahead, Google it and be amazed! Recently, I was asked to write one of these…

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