by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 2, 2014 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
The Huffington Post has a nice article on New Year’s resolutions for divorced parents. Some are obvious, but not everyone may be thinking about these things. Happy New Year to all my clients and readers! by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 20, 2013 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
New Jersey has a law on its books from 1907 that allow a divorce from bed and board, also called a limited divorce. The law was intended to allow couples to legally divorce without also receiving a religious divorce if their religion prohibits divorce (such as... by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 13, 2013 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
The NJ Supreme Court recently gave a decision in Emma v. Evans. In this case the divorced parents shared legal custody of their two children but mother Jessica Evans was the parent of primary residence. The children’s father, Paul Emma, discovered through... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 9, 2013 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Off Beat |
Divorce, for most people, is not an easy process. Mediation does make the process easier. However, a woman in Michigan (and a former NJ resident) decided that hiring a hit man to murder her husband was an easier way to resolve the issues she had with her husband.... by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 16, 2013 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Seth Godin has some sage advice today…. Conservation of energy in conversation If you escalate (cut off in traffic, angry at the gate agent, frustrated at your boss), you’ve just added (negative) energy to a conversation. If you escalate (high-pitched... by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 1, 2010 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
New York state was the last state in the United States not to offer its citizens a no fault cause of action for divorce. In August 2010, Governor David Paterson signed into law a bill which adds irreconcilable differences as a cause of action. Property division,... by Marvin Schuldiner | May 19, 2010 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Off Beat |
A recently published study by Cornell University indicated that “ugly” or unattractive people who are defendants in criminal trials are 22% more likely to be found guilty and are given longer sentences on average (22 months longer) than attractive people. ... by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 12, 2010 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Off Beat |
I have written before about the power and effectiveness of a sincere apology to help resolve a dispute. Now from West Virginia, a completely different way to resolve a dispute: a slap. Stewart Altmeyer, a prosecutor in Kanawha County, was suspended without pay for one... by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 4, 2010 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
The case of Anonymous vs. Anonymous (so captioned by the court to protect the identities of all involved) recently asked and answered this question. This case involved a wife who filed for divorce in November 2008. The husband filed a counterclaim, alleging that the... by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 1, 2010 | Arbitration, Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
Analogies between a finder of fact (a judge or jury) and referees or umpires (the arbiter of a game’s rules) are often made. It is open to debate whether the analogy firmly holds. However, it is often interesting to discuss whether any “neutral”...