by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 2, 2023 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Lawsuits |
ChatGPT is all the rage these days. Ask it a question and it gives you an answer. But use it at your own risk, as some New York attorneys recently discovered. If you are unfamiliar, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence that is largely free to use. It is still a work... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 6, 2021 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
In 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court opined on a case (Kennedy vs. Plan Administrator) where a divorcing husband failed to change the beneficiary on his retirement plan. His ex-wife was listed as the beneficiary despite the fact they had a divorce decree in which she was... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 23, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
CBS4-TV in Miami has a report about divorce mediation. Some highlights: One wife reported that the divorce proceeding was ‘short and sweet’, and done in several months’ time. She conceded that by nature such an event can be confrontational and... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 3, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
One of the things I’ve begun to see in my divorce mediation practice is the difficulty of equitable distribution with martial homes that have little equity value, no value or even negative equity. These are situations where the value of the mortgage(s) plus any... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 26, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Cynthia Fox, in the South Side Journal writes an excellent article about the benefits of mediation (excerpted): One of the hardest things about divorce is its cost, not just emotionally and psychologically, but in cold hard cash. A typical scenario is a husband, wife... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 16, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
The Wall Street Journal recently had an article discussing divorce. While most of the focus of the article is on collaborative divorce and the impact of divorce on children, mediation does get a couple of positive mentions. On children: Constance Ahrons’s... by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 17, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
If you’re divorcing or contemplating it, John Spiegel, a divorce mediator in Maryland, has a number of excellent videos explaining what divorce mediation is as dealing with the children in a divorce (and other items). His videos can be found here. by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 16, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
I’ve talked many times before about one primary reason to mediate your divorce, namely privacy and keeping your personal affairs out of the public domain. Shaunie and basketball great Shaquille O’Neal are going through a divorce in Florida. Because... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 22, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
As I mentioned in my previous post about collaborative divorce, the Boston Law Collaborative performed a study of 199 of their recent divorce cases. Mediation was by far the least expensive option, with a median cost of $6,600, compared to $19,723 for a collaborative... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 22, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Collaborative Divorce is a newer process for obtaining a divorce, which is a middle ground between mediation and litigation. In collaborative divorce, the parties and the attorneys agree to make the outcome fair to all. The collaborative attorneys perform...