A Process to Regain Control of Your Life
An excellent article by Nathan Davidovich on how you can use mediation to regain control in legal battles.

Anger and Family/Divorce Mediation
An article entitled "Can You Have a Mediated Divorce If You Are Angry at Your Spouse?" by Rachel Fishman Green.

Avoiding the War
An excellent article from Divorce Mediation Services dealing with "The Adversarial Process", "Your Children are Watching", and "Mediation".

Child Custody Mediation 
An article entitled "What is Child Custody Mediation?" by Lori Godin.

Child Protection Mediation - Lande
In his article entitled "Child Protection Mediation," John Lande describes the process of using mediation to resolve issues in cases of child abuse and neglect at every stage of child protection - also known as child welfare - cases.

Child Welfare Mediation - Rees
In her article entitled "Mediation in Child Welfare", Jane Rees, a social worker with the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, Ontario describes her conversion to mediation as an alternative to going to family court, particularly when the issues involve supervised access, unsupervised access, abuse, natural parents, foster parents and crown wardship. This article, which was first published in 1998 in Communicate, the newspaper of the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, appears here with the permission of the Toronto CAS.

Children - Mediation - Pickell
"Mediation: What's in it for Children of Parents who are Separating," by Norman Pickell, highlights the advantages for children whose parents are separating of using mediation.

Children - Mediation - Scott 
In "Mediation - Things to Consider," Michael Scott shows how mediation can be effective when there is a separation and children are involved.

Client's Choice
An article entitled "Divorce Mediation: A Client's Choice" by Mark Portman, a California-based Attorney-Mediator.

Comparison of Arbitration, Mediation and Court
Norman Pickell compares mediation, arbitration and court, the three most popular methods of resolving conflict.

Couples - Mediation - Pickell
"Mediation: What's in it for Couples who are Separating or Divorcing," by Norman Pickell, highlights the advantages for couples who are separating or divorcing of using mediation.

Custody and Access Mediation - Direnfeld
"Are you thinking of MEDIATION to settle custody and access matters?" by Gary Direnfeld, shows how mediation can offer an alternative to court and what characteristics the mediator should have.

Custody Fights
An article entitled "Getting a Divorce? Why you should not just fight it out" that shows why you should consider mediation instead of court.

Dissolve a Marriage or Wage a War ?
In his article "Dissolve a Marriage or Wage a War ?" Lee Jay Berman gives couples who are separating or divorcing a choice of how to do it.

Divorce Mediation
An article by Lawrence Pascoe, a family law lawyer in Nepean, Ontario.

Divorce Mediation - Does it Work?
An article by Lee Borden, a lawyer and divorce mediator in Birmingham, Alabama.

Divorce Mediation - What is it? 
An article by Lee Borden, a lawyer and divorce mediator in Birmingham, Alabama.

Divorcesource.com
Divorcesource.com is a web site that discusses the alternatives to the bitter separation and divorce, and talks about how to have a better separation and divorce for the sake of the children.

Domestic Abuse and Family Mediation
This article entitled "What if There Has Been Domestic Violence?" talks about the suitability of mediation in family disputes involving separation, custody, access, divorce and other family law issues when there has been domestic violence, domestic abuse or an abusive relationship. The article also stresses the importance of having a mediator who has special training in domestic violence issues and who is able to conduct the proper screening to see if the case is appropriate for mediation.

Family Mediation Information 
A collection of articles on family law and mediation gathered by The Mediation Information and Resource Center.

Family Mediation - Linton
In her article "Celebrating Family Mediation," Toronto family mediator Hilary Linton highlights why mediation is a useful tool for almost all separating couples.

Family Mediation - UK
"Family Mediation - Sorting Things Out Together" provides information on how family mediation can help, courtesy of the Lord Chancellor's Department (which is responsible for the administration of justice in England and Wales).

Happy Divorce - McLean's
"The Happy Divorce", an article written by Nora Underwood which appeared in the January 21, 2002 issue of McLean's magazine, describes the use of mediation and collaborative law when couples separate and divorce.

How to Divorce as Friends 
Information from Bill Ferguson, a former divorce attorney from Houston, Texas who has been featured on Oprah.

Joint Custody 
An article entitled "Joint Physical Custody: Smart Solution or Problematic Plan?" by Roz Zimmer, a divorce and family mediator in Maryland.

Lawyers - Mediation - Pickell
"Mediation: What's in it for Lawyers," by Norman Pickell, highlights the advantages for lawyers of using mediation.

Marriage Mediation
Marriage mediation (also known as marital mediation) is designed to help couples who are having problems in their marriage reach an agreement that addresses the issues which are causing the problems, thereby saving the couple from possibly separating and divorcing.

Mediation
More information on how mediation can be helpful in family law cases.

Mediation 101 - Gordon 
"Mediation 101," by Richard Gordon, explains how mediation works in divorce and other family law cases.

Mediation - One Option 
Mediation is an option for separating and divorcing couples wanting to reach an agreement about such issues as custody, access, support and the division of property.

Mediation Compared to Negotiations or Court
In his article entitled "In Family Law, How is Mediation Different from a Settlement Meeting?" Norman Pickell describes some of the advantages of using mediation in family law cases instead of settlement meetings (negotiations) or going to court.

Mediation for My Divorce 
An article entitled "Would I Prefer Mediation for My Divorce?" by Rachel Fishman Green.

Mediation for Parents who Separate or Divorce
The mediation part of "A Kids' Guide to Separation and Divorce" provides information for children aged 5 to 12 about mediation for parents who separate or divorce, courtesy of the Ministry of the Attorney General for British Columbia.

Mediation in Family Law - Pickell
In "Mediation in Family Law," Norman Pickell gives an overview of why mediation is better than going to court in a separation or divorce.

Mediation in Family Law - Benefits for Children - Pickell
In "Mediation in Family Law - Benefits for Children," Norman Pickell points out the advantages of using mediation when the parties have children.

Mediator Neutrality - Green
In her article "Mediator Neutrality: How is it Possible?" Rachel Fishman Green points out how neutrality is one of the valuable and powerful tools that a mediator has in a family law case.

Mediator's Perspective
An article on family mediation by David Goldberg, a family mediator in Gaithersburg, Maryland. 

Myths and Misconceptions - Mediation - Pandolfi
"Debunking Mediation Myths," by Silvia Pandolfi, deals with 10 of the myths and misconceptions which discourage some couples from choosing mediation when separating and divorcing.

Pain of Post-Divorce Parenting
This article entitled "The Pain of Post-Divorce Parenting," by Michele Bloomquist gives some tips for raising happy, stable children after the separation.

Parenting After Marriages End
An article that shows how mediation can help shape a parenting plan.

Procedure in Family Mediation
Outline of how family mediation can be done.

Reducing Impact of Divorce on Children
"Divorce: Reducing the Impact on Children," by Sam Margulies, gives parents ideas on how they can reduce the impact of their divorce on their children.

Turn Down the Volume
An article setting out options, including mediation, when a marriage ends.

Video - Divorce/Family Mediation
This short video entitled "What is Divorce Mediation" highlights the advantages of using mediation if you are going through a separation or divorce.

When Parents Hate Each Other
"What's a Kid to do when Parents Hate Each Other?" by Gary Direnfeld, gives some suggestions of what to do when separated parents hate each other.

Why Use Mediation - Kramer
Here is a list of some of the reasons why divorce lawyers are reluctant to use mediation (compiled by Matt Kramer), and why divorce attorneys should use mediation.

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