A Balanced Approach to Divorce Mediation [VIDEO]
A favorite line from the movie True Grit helps illustrate that divorce is not a winner-takes-all situation, but instead, is about finding balance and ensuring that each family [...]
Is the Child Support Statute in New York State Still Relevant Today? (video)
The New York State statute for child support, established in 1989, may not adequately address the full range of expenses needed to raise children today. According to the [...]
College Education for Your Children After Divorce Part 4 (video)
How are you, as parents, planning to pay for college for your children? While you're married to each other, you're planning and doing it together. But If you're [...]
College Education for Your Children Part 2 (video)
Even if your children are young, you need to talk about college in your mediation. Why? Because you do not want the agreement to be silent about what [...]
Different Parenting Styles? The Children Will Adjust (video)
We live in a world of hyperbole — Breaking News, StormWatch, Hyper-Local Headlines! Everything is so exaggerated and over-the-top. Kids are not immune to hyperbole. When they travel [...]
The NYS Council on Divorce Mediation Celebrates 40 Years (video)
For the first time since 2019, the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation met to celebrate its 40th anniversary with everyone who could attend. As in [...]
Three Tips to Ensure Effective Communication with Your Ex-Spouse
Getting divorced is difficult enough but communication post-divorce can be tricky, especially if you have children. In this video, we point out three things that might make those conversations [...]
Second-Parent Adoption (video)
Same-sex marriages have been under the microscope in the current political climate, but with the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act, there are still people and legislatures alike [...]
Three Questions to Consider when Thinking About Relocation [VIDEO]
This video expands on the previous one about relocation. Moving away from the location where the children are mainly residing is going to make your parenting plan really [...]