Mediation Articles
- Conflict, Management and Mediation
- David B. Harwi.
- For business, conflict is a costly management problem. Mediation is increasingly seen as an effective tool in conflict resolution.
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- Debunking Mediation Myths
- Steven H. Kruis.
- There are at least three types of mediation models: the facilitative, the evaluative, and the hybrid
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- How Do I Start Divorce Mediation ?
- Unknown .
- Mediation is a process by which the parties to a divorce (or some other dispute) try to resolve their disagreements outside of court with the help of a mediator. The mediator cannot force a settlement, but tries to assist the parties to clarify their interests and work out their own solution.
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- What is mediation? FAST ANSWERS
- Editorial The Law Society of NSW.
- Mediation is a voluntary and confidential conference, where all the participants have agreed to attend and to cooperate in good faith to resolve the dispute between them.
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- CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION: FAQS
- Robert E. Erard, Ph.D..
- "They said I need to go see you and take some tests or something to figure out if I'm a good parent."
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- Best Practices: Learning to Love the Deal
- Fred Bayles.
- Top-notch negotiators aren't born with that talent; they develop it by practice. Here's how to sharpen your own skills before you ever sit down at the table.
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- BEFORE YOUR NEXT FIGHT, READ THIS
- Daniel Shapiro, PhD.
- He hadn't done the dishes. She was livid. He was livid that she was livid. Which gave one expert negotiator the perfect opportunity to practice what he preaches—turning an adversary into a partner.
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- Can You Have a Mediated Divorce If You Are Angry At Your Spouse?
- Rachel Fishman Green.
- Anger is a normal feeling to have during a divorce. In fact, if you didn't feel angry there would probably be something very wrong. Usually, one person has been unhappy for a period of time preceding the divorce, and was angry during this time. When that person tells the other that he or she has decided to leave the marriage, the other is in shock and has to deal with lots of emotions - sorrow, fear and certainly anger.
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- Children and separation-what happens to children after separation?
- Family Court website information.
- Like adults, children react in different ways to separation or divorce. How they react often depends on the child’s age, temperament and the level of cooperation or conflict between the parents.
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- Collaborative law practice shaping up as the primary dispute resolution mode – North American trainers waiting to show Oz the way
- MARY ROSE LIVERANI.
- A COLLABORATIVE LAW sub-committee of the Law Society’s Dispute Resolution Committee is presently considering models of collaborative law practice (CLP) operative in North America, Britain, Ireland and Europe, with a view to determining whether or not CLP, now 12 years old in the United States, has something useful to add to the standard ADR repertoire.
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- Mediation: 14 ways to get the most out of your pre-mediation conference
- Robert Angyal.
- Here is a very enlightening and exremely cogent article on the merits of mediating a dispute and the necessary ingredients to achieve the best possible result.
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- Family Law: Parenting after separation – The Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006
- DR TOM ALTOBELLI.
- IN AN AREA OF LAW THAT IS constantly changing, the changes wrought by the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 rank as some of the most significant since 1976 when the Family Law Act came into effect. Indeed, history may well judge these changes as being the most significant ones in modern family law in Australia.
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- Can You Have a Mediated Divorce If You Are Angry At Your Spouse?
- Rachel Fishman Green.
- Anger is a normal feeling to have during a divorce. In fact, if you didn't feel angry there would probably be something very wrong. Usually, one person has been unhappy for a period of time preceding the divorce, and was angry during this time. When that person tells the other that he or she has decided to leave the marriage, the other is in shock and has to deal with lots of emotions - sorrow, fear and certainly anger.
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- Making peace: if you haven't yet considered mediation as a way to resolve business disputes, here's why you should
- Marc Diener.
- THAT OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM IS RIFE WITH problems is not news. With few exceptions, litigation takes too long, costs too much, and often leaves even the winners feeling like victims--just some of the many reasons why deal-makers should favor mediation over litigation.
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- Settling Victorian disputes early: English tactics avoid the ruck and maul
- Joanna Harris Harris and anor.
- How often does a practitioner come across a litigant who is satisfied with the time and cost that it takes to obtain a resolution of their dispute in the court system? Not often
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- Daubney wrong on judicial appointment reform
- Alex Boxsell.
- JUNE McPHIE, president of the Law Society of New South Wales, has strongly disagreed with supporters of judicial appointment reform in Queensland.
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- Frequently Asked Questions About Family Mediation
- USA Divorce Law Information Center.
- Ten (1) relevant questons that explain in full all frequently asked questions about divorce and family conflict solutions thru mediatiion.
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- Why Go to Court if You Don't Need to?
- Nicholas Martin.
- Settling disputes in a court of law most assuredly has its down sides.
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- Mediating Wrongful Death Cases
- Joe Epstein.
- Wrongful death cases require parties to deal with raw emotions. There is the pain of remorse and regret. There is the anger involving retribution and revenge. There is the cry for respect and restitution. There is the hope for release and resolution. It is our position that participants in the mediation of wrongful death cases have to alert to the opportunity to assist the aggrieved deal with their emotional and spiritual loss.
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- What Does A Mediator Do?
- Edward P. Aherns.
- Okay, we know you can't make decisions. We know you can't issue orders. ('I'm not a judge or an arbitrator, blah, blah, blah.') We know you can't take sides, must always remain neutral. And we know you can't give us legal advice. And then you tell us mediation is a consensual process. Bummer. Now the other side can walk at will!
"So, what in the hell DO you do?"
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- ABOUT US
- Community Justice Centres (CJCs).
- CJCs have operated a mediation and conflict management service for the people of NSW since the pilot program was established in 1980, operating under an Act of State Parliament (the Community Justice Centres Act, 1983(NSW)).
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- What is mediation? Information for the Public.
- Editorial The Law Society of NSW.
- Mediation is a voluntary and confidential conference, where all the participants have agreed to attend and to cooperate in good faith to resolve the dispute between them. Read on........
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- It's the Process that Counts: Professionalising Mediation in New South Wales
- Alan Tidwell PhD.
- Includes text on the following aspects of Mediation....
What is Mediation?
The Domination of Mediation in Australia;
Professionalisation in the Future;
Ethical Review and Mediation.
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