Case Studies on Marital Mediation
In Marital Mediation, as in life, every person’s marriage situation is different. Some couples are young and feeling their passion fade, other couples are looking toward their silver anniversary but grappling with complicated personal, financial, and legal issues which tarnish their marriage.
Job Loss
This is a case study of a couple where one of the partners has suffered a job loss. Bill and Sally have been married 15 years. They have two children, Kristin 9 and Rob 6. Bill has worked since college at one job in the pharmaceutical industry. He has earned enough so that Sally has …
Second Marriage Postnuptial
Judith and William are in their 60s. It is a second marriage for both, and they each have children from their prior marriages. Judith, a widow, accumulated some wealth from her deceased husband. William’s financial circumstances are more modest. They did not enter into a prenuptial agreement at the time of their marriage. Now Judith’s…
Financial Planning
David works very hard at the VA hospital, where he earns $80,000 per year as an administrator. Stacey works as a real estate agent and has sporadic income ranging from $45,000 – $65,000 a year. They have two high school age children who will be attending college. Stacey feels their house is a dump, and…
Risk versus Security
Brian has always been the entrepreneurial type. During their 25 year marriage, he has engaged in a number of business ventures, and his income has fluctuated greatly. He does not get nervous about borrowing money to live on when times are lean. Julie is more conservative. She has been working as a librarian for many…
Early Marriage Struggles
Mark and Jane got married eight years ago. They have two young children. Their initial love and attraction has turned into constant bickering and argument. They now realize how different they are from each other. Every interchange seems to be a battle and is affecting every aspect of their lives. They wonder what happened to…
An Affair
John has a job that requires him to travel quite a bit. Diane has a good job at home, and their children are in high school. John recently admitted to Diane that he had slept with several women during his trips during the past several years, but that the relationships meant “nothing” to him…
