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Helping marriages through mediation.
The field of Marital Mediation focuses on improving marriages through mediation as an alternative to divorce. While not all marriages can or should be saved, many couples are happier staying together if they can resolve certain issues. This website supports this growing movement of attorneys, mediators, social workers, and counselors.
Marital Mediation can be used to assist in many different marriage situations. Some people find it helpful for developing communication techniques to strengthen their marriage. In situations where there are children from a previous marriage, marital mediation can help set up financial structures through estate planning. When one spouse owns a business which is causing financial conflicts, either because the business is succeeding or because it’s failing, marital mediation can help both parties work through the tensions of a changing financial outlook. Many marital mediators also assist with drafting postnuptial or postmarital agreements to help resolve financial or legal situations that are causing problems in a marriage.
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MaritalMediation Contributing Writers
Selena Walckner
Selena Walckner is a third year law student at Massachusetts School of Law. During law school she has earned several academic awards, served as President of the Student Bar Association, and competed nationally on the school’s moot court team. She graduated magna cum laude from Chestnut Hill College with a bachelor’s degree in Human Services. As an intern, she assisted unrepresented litigants in the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court and helped families seeking adoption in Pennsylvania. Selena is married with one stepdaughter and enjoys reading, fishing, and hiking. She plans to establish her own law firm after graduation.
Laurie Israel, Mediator and Attorney
“Mediation is short term, practical, and addresses concrete problems and communication difficulties. It is not therapy, and does not delve deeply into family backgrounds or personal issues. It helps spouses negotiate issues that they are unable to handle directly with each other. It gives them tools to use at home when the mediator is not around anymore.” Questions about Marital Mediation
William Levine, Attorney and Mediator, Boston, MA
“The mere existence of [Ansin v. Ansin-Craven] makes it clear that matrimonial agreements where the spouses wish to remain married no longer bear the stigma of potentially encouraging divorce, as the S.J.C. once considered possible with prenuptial agreements” Ansin V. Craven-Ansin: Good News And Practical Suggestions For Marital Mediation:
Cinda Jones, Mediator and Financial Analyst, San Diego, CA
“Very often when one or both parties are considering divorce, they will immediately select an attorney and sign a retainer agreement. The initial fear and desire to “get it over” can set in motion a process that can be very costly to the emotional and financial well-being of the couple and their family.” Choosing An Attorney For Divorce Or Mediation
Vicki Shemin, Attorney and Mediator, Boston, MA
“Jill and Don wanted to explore alternative dispute divorce options as they believed that their 7- year marriage was irretrievably broken. Arriving at this painful decision was all the more poignant for this young couple since they had a one-year old son.” From Helping Save A Marriage Through Mediation To Stay Married
Articles:
Making Marriage Last, Marital Mediation, Divorce or Save Marriage, more. Book reviews: Divorce is Not the Answer, Fighting For Your Marriage, How to Save Your Marriage from an Affair, more . Postmarital agreements: Postnuptial Definition, Ansin Divorce Case, Musk Divorce Case. Professional resources: Upcoming trainings can be found under marital mediation training. You can also find local marital mediators.
Exclusive MaritalMediation interview with Rebecca Davis about marriage
“In published literature from the late 1940′s, early 1950′s, some social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists started to say actually we need to think about what we’re doing here ethically. There are instances in which there’s no question that we should really be advising divorce.”
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The Team
Laurie is a thought leader in Marital Mediation who publishes and speaks frequently on preserving marriages through mediation. She is also an attorney, classical musician, and artist.
Matt is a technologist and editor who has built and launched dozens of web and mobile properties. He also is learning Japanese and guitar.
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