Divorce Mediation Archives

12 Little Known Solutions to the Most Common Divorce “Problems”

By Hello Divorce Team in Blog, Child and Spousal Support, Coparenting, Divorce, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Finances, Divorce Mediation, DIY Divorce, Legal Coaching, Mediation, Property Division, Tips | Posted May 1, 2021

After 16 years of helping people with divorce, I have a really good sense of what is wrong with the divorce industry. At the top of the list is a lack of transparency for how it all works which is partially brought on by the culture of lawyers hiding behind a fortress of information. Some attorneys fear that you won’t need them if they give you answers. Even well-intentioned subject matter experts (i.e. divorce lawyers) often fail to provide a

Communication Breakdown? Our ‘Go-To’ Mediation Expert Shares the Secret to Keeping Your Divorce Amicable (Your Kids Will Thank You!)

By Adar Cohen in Blog, Coparenting, Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Mediation, Tips, Wellness | Posted March 4, 2021

In my work as a mediator, I’ve yet to hear a client tell me they want their kids involved in their divorce. However, when divorcing parents avoid talking about what needs talking about, the outstanding issues lead to future conversations that are more challenging than they need to be, more complicated than they need to be, and more likely to affect the kids. “I don’t want to stir the pot. I’d prefer to keep things calm,” a client recently told

A Beginners Guide to Divorce Mediation: Everything You Need to Know

By Hello Divorce Team in Blog, Child and Spousal Support, Child Custody, Coparenting, coronavirus, Divorce, Divorce Finances, Divorce Mediation, Legal Technology, Mediation, Property Division, Tips | Posted December 9, 2020

I want to protect my interests but I don’t want a long, messy and expensive divorce. Does this resonate with you? Probably. Contrary to popular belief, most people do not want to battle it out in divorce court or ‘lawyer up’ and let an attorney or judge call the shots about who gets what or where your kids live. But what happens when you’ve been married for a solid amount of time and you’ve acquired property along the way? Or one of

How Coronavirus is Making Divorce Way Easier

By Hello Divorce Team in Blog, coronavirus, Divorce, Divorce Mediation, DIY Divorce, Legal Innovation, Legal System, Legal Technology | Posted September 18, 2020

Everywhere you turn, headlines read “Divorce Rate Skyrockets Amid Coronavirus Pandemic.” Same story, same anecdotal evidence from divorce lawyers. The truth is the more people spend time together in quarantine, the more their preexisting relationship issues are amplified. If they were struggling before COVID-19, their problems didn’t magically disappear during quarantine — instead, they led to a breaking point. Makes sense. Approximately 70% of divorces are filed by women and only after their marriage was on the rocks for years.

10 Benefits of Hiring a Non-Attorney Divorce Mediator

By Claudia Brown Coulter in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Mediation | Posted July 29, 2020

Let me start off by saying, “Thank God for lawyers.” People in the legal profession do amazingly complex work and often make it look easy. Am I the only one who’s super grateful for them? Now that you know I don’t hate lawyers, let me tell you why you should consider hiring a divorce mediator who is not an attorney. The family law structure in this country is super complex. It’s managed to make a tragic situation — the death

Guest Blog: Online Mediation During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

By Jenna Blackmon in Blog, Divorce Mediation, Mediation | Posted March 31, 2020

As we adjust to “stay-at-home” orders in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, we are all learning how to utilize technology to continue our work and our lives when we are not able to be physically present in the world. Online mediation, which has been gaining popularity in recent years, is a dispute resolution process that utilizes online video conferencing platforms to allow parties and a neutral mediator to “meet” remotely for sessions. Online mediation makes traditional mediation services more

Guest Blog – Laurie Itkin: How a Financial Advisor Can Assist You in Mediation

By Laurie Itkin in Blog, Divorce Mediation | Posted December 20, 2018

Mediation is a terrific alternative to working with a traditional lawyer and can save you quite a bit of money in the divorce process. Related: Which Type of Mediation Will Work Best for You? The Three Types – Explained One thing you need to know before working with a mediator is that mediators can provide legal information but they cannot in their roles provide legal or financial advice to either party. If you believe your understanding of your household financial situation is

Choosing the Right Legal Help for Your Divorce

By Erin Levine in Blog, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Finances, Divorce Mediation, Family Law, Mediation, Tips | Posted October 11, 2018

While Hello Divorce is less than a couple years old, I have been a practicing family law attorney for over a decade at Levine Family Law Group. A couple weeks ago a client came in for a second opinion. He had hired a lawyer 6 weeks prior and wasn’t even sure if his legal team had filed a petition to divorce, and couldn’t get a straight answer from anyone in his attorney’s office about the status of his case. Honestly,

Divorce and Other Things You Can Handle

By Erin Levine in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Mediation, Family Law | Posted August 9, 2018

“The best revenge is to have enough self-worth not to seek it.” It was the perfect quote to start the podcast. I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Audrey Zada on Divorce and Other Things You Can Handle. It’s an awesome new podcast from Worthy, a resource for selling your wedding ring when you’re ready to let go – and so much more. I’m a frequent contributor to their blog because I love, love that they’re more than a

5 Ways to Get Your Divorce “Unstuck”

By Erin Levine in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Legal Coaching, Mediation, Tips | Posted June 28, 2018

OK, so you feel totally stuck. All you want is closure and yet your divorce is lingering on and on. You’ve tried everything. You’ve tried nothing. You don’t have any clue what to do next. You have a list so long you don’t know where to start. Relate to any of this? First things first, are you really stuck? To know me is to know that it drives me crazy that everywhere we look, divorce is seen as an event.

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