by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 10, 2017 | Conflict Quote |
Some of the greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself [or herself]. — Garth Brooks (1962 – ), American Country singer and songwriter by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 7, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Courts are civil institutions and as such, they primarily deal with civil matters. A recent case in Orange County, New York demonstrates this concept. In a Jewish divorce, the husband is required to issue a document to the wife called a “get.” Without a... by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 7, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Yesterday, the NJ Appellate Division published the case of Donna Slawinski v. Mary E. Nicholas. Slawinski is the parental grandmother of “Lilly” (a pseudonym) and Nicholas is Lilly’s mother who apparently has sole custody. When Lilly’s... by Marvin Schuldiner | Nov 16, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
In law, there is a concept called parens patriae, whereby the government (via the court) takes parental responsibility for children if the court feels the best interest of the child is not being looked after. A recent case in Ocean County (NJ) demonstrates this... by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 21, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Lifehacker recently had a great article — a post-mortem of one of their staff writer’s failed marriage and subsequent divorce. Thorin Klosowski looked over his marriage and tried to see what went wrong. There was no infidelity, no abuse and they got along... by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 14, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
An op-ed recently appeared in the Los Angeles Times entitled Gray divorce: Why your grandparents are finally calling it quits. While divorce rates, in general, are trending downward, the rate among those over 65 years of age is skyrocketing. Fifty years ago, only... by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 8, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Michele F. Lowrance spent 20 years on the bench as a judge in Illinois family court. After her retirement, she became a divorce mediator. Judges and mediators generally see people on their worst days — who wants to be in court or in mediation? Here’s... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 3, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
The Atlantic recently published an article on “The Divorce Gap” highlighting the inequities that a court-based divorce process can often result in. When one household is converted into two, there is often not enough money to support both. Mothers... by Marvin Schuldiner | May 4, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
NJ has a long-standing policy of terminating alimony when the recipient spouse remarries. But what happens when a recipient does not remarry but cohabits with another person in a romantic relationship? And what happens if that cohabitation relationship ends? The NJ... by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 1, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Here is today’s Daily Zen tweet: Most of the great problems of life are never resolved. They’re just outgrown. — Carl Jung I started to ponder this in terms of my divorce mediation clients. Is this true? Do my clients just outgrow their problems or are they...