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Divorce Humor

by Marvin Schuldiner | May 3, 2021 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Off Beat | 0 comments

Divorce is not a laughing matter, but having a sense of humor is essential to get through life in general. To that end, I present the following cartoon I saw on FaceBook.

Get Divorced for More Vacation Time from Work?

by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 26, 2021 | Off Beat | 0 comments

Most of my clients take marriage and divorce pretty seriously. It’s an emotional process not to be taken lightly. However, not everyone does. From our friends at the BBC comes this tweet: In Taiwan, workers get eight days of leave when they get married. As there...

The first divorce in the English Colonies granted 377 years ago today

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 5, 2020 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Off Beat | 0 comments

The first legal record of a divorce in the English Colonies was recorded on January 5, 1643. Anne Clarke of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was granted a divorce from her husband, Denis Clarke, by the Quarter Court of Boston. He was accused of having abandoned his wife...

Divorce via Facebook? Yes, in New York State

by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 7, 2015 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Off Beat | 0 comments

“You’ve been served!”  Most of us are aware of that TV phrase.  For most cases, that is how a complaint is “legally” given to a defendant.  It is the official way of putting them on notice they are being sued (including for a divorce) and...

Divorce or Hit Man?

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 9, 2013 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Off Beat | 0 comments

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....

Unattractive? Ugly? Maybe you should settle your lawsuit…

by Marvin Schuldiner | May 19, 2010 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Off Beat | 1 comment

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. ...
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  • Make decisions about your future for yourself
  • Parties are more satisfied with terms they agree to in mediation than terms imposed by a court
  • Agreements obtained through mediation are far less likely to end up back in court
  • Mediation is a forward-looking process (where do you go from here)
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