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May 2025

Mediation Mondays: What to Do When Kids Are Involved

May 12, 2025 / , ,
Talking to Your Children About DivorceDivorce is a life-changing event not just for parents, but especially for children. It’s important to speak with your kids in an age-appropriate, honest, and compassionate way. Let them know that the divorce is not their fault, and avoid putting them in the middle of adult issues. Children need reassurance that they are still loved and supported by both parents, even if the family dynamic is changing. Starting this conversation with empathy and clarity helps ease fear and confusion. How Mediation Helps Center the ChildMediation provides a structured and neutral environment where parents can focus
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Dear Moms

May 8, 2025 /
A letter to the moms I have worked with over the last 20 years Dear Moms, I have been watching you for years.  I have been listening to your struggles. I have been hearing your hope.  You have been teaching me strength, grit, persistence, passion, and loyalty.  You have been showing me the path of motherhood and I thank you. I see you reach for the tissue when you mention your child’s name the first time we meet in my office.  I hear you struggling with the decision to disrupt your intact family for a better life in the future,
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Mediation Mondays: What Happens After Mediation?

May 5, 2025 / , ,
Mediation can be a relief—it means you’ve reached a mutual agreement and avoided a lengthy court battle. But once the session ends, many clients ask, “What now?” The next step is finalizing the paperwork. Depending on your situation, this might include a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Parenting Plan, or a formal settlement agreement. These documents should accurately reflect what was agreed upon in mediation, and it’s often wise to have them reviewed—or drafted—by an attorney to ensure they’re legally sound. Adjusting Agreements When Life Changes Even the best agreements might need tweaking over time. Life changes—like new jobs, relocations, or
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Barbie Bliss

May 1, 2025 /
I recall it with precision.  I saved every dollar I earned doing chores for my mom and grandma for the entire summer until I reached the magic number of $20.  That was enough to purchase the Pink and Pretty Barbie my seven-year-old heart coveted. We went to Mervyn’s (a West coast retailer in the 1980’s akin to what Target would become) and I pricked with pride as I took the hot pink box to the cash register.  Tucked inside our family’s turquoise station wagon on the way home, I didn’t take my eyes off Barbie’s blue eyes staring at me
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Parenting Plans

May 1, 2025 /
Both of us baby-faced and needing frequent naps, I could have spent the rest of my days with her head tucked safely under my chin and her little sixteen-pound body warming my heart.  At six months into her life, I was finally getting the hang of things and not congratulating myself nightly that she was still breathing. I was now accustomed to the permanent expansion of my heart. Little did I know then that in seven short years, her father and I would be working through a divorce and my plans for parenting with him would be barely recognizable by the
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