by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 7, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues, Lawsuits |
Before civil unions, same sex couples could enter into a formal arrangement through New Jersey’s Domestic Partnership (DPA) Act/law. The DPA gave certain rights and obligations to the couple entering the domestic partnership. In 2007, NJ enacted a Civil Union...
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”...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 27, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
Part of being an effective mediator is having a good understanding about how people make decisions. After all, a mediator is assisting people in making decisions. We all like to think we are making rational decisions. However, that is not always the case (despite...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 29, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues, Lawsuits |
I have previously written about the proposed rules changes by the NJ Supreme court regarding public access to court records here and here. In a nutshell, we have an open and public court system. Most (but not all) records of the court are public but are currently...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 22, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
Here is a cute video produced by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs which explains mediation using fables. This example mediation is closer to how a commercial and elder mediation would work moreso than a divorce mediation (where the issues are more defined,...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 16, 2009 | Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues |
The longer lifespans of Americans combined with family issues have created (or in some cases exacerbated) existing family disputes and conflict. Issues and conflicts which have become more common include: If/when to “take away” a parent’s...
