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The Inequities of Divorce

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 3, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

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...
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NJ Supreme Court Reaffirms Support for Mediation

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 13, 2016 | Arbitration, Divorce Mediation and Law, Lawsuits | 0 comments

Yesterday, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in the case of Anthony C. Major v. Julie Maguire.  The case dealt with grandparents of a child (the parents of the father) who were petitioning the court for visitation rights to see their grandchild....

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. ...

Would you take less than 30%? Most Would Not.

by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 27, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues | 0 comments

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...

Court Assigned Mediation and Interpreters

by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 27, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

The NJ Administrative Office of the Courts court recently clarified the policy on whether the court must provide a spoken language interpreter for events which happen outside of the courthouse.  Court assigned mediation, outside of foreclosure mediation, is typically...

Mediate your dispute with your neighbor and be on TV

by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 3, 2009 | General | 0 comments

Mediation is generally considered private and confidential (unlike litigation which is public), one of the main advantages as well as one reason why mediation is not more widely well known.  HGTV is creating a new TV show to mediate dispute between neighbors and they...

You don't have to be an attorney to be a mediator?

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 23, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues | 0 comments

This is one of the most common questions I get.  The answer is no.  Why?  There are a number of reasons. Mediating a dispute is not about the law.  Trials and motions are about the law.  Mediating is about identifying the issues in dispute, fact finding and...

Costs of Discovery Leading to More Settlements

by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 10, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues | 1 comment

Yesterday, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal released a report entitled “Interim Report on Problems Associated with Discovery”.  Discovery is the pre-trial process where each side engaged in...

Sometimes, it's the Timing

by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 10, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues | 0 comments

There are many reasons why disputes do not settle, in mediation or outside of it.  Often, a party is just not ready — it’s the wrong time for them.  They need more information or they need more time to assimilate, absorb and assess information given to...

Are Americans Losing Access to Courts?

by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 1, 2008 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

Jeff Bleich, president of the California State Bar, writes in the California Bar Journal about how the legal system is beginning to fail the middle class due to the high costs of the legal system.  He makes an analogy to the medical profession and doctors and how the...
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  • Parties are more satisfied with terms they agree to in mediation than terms imposed by a court
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