Celebrate Mediation Day: Top 10 Reasons To Mediate Your Divorce - October 18, 2012 is Mediation Day. Mediation is a process for resolving conflict and coming to an agreement where decision-making remains with the parties. A neutral mediator assists parties in arriving at a mutually acceptable agreement. In contrast to an adversarial proceeding, mediation emphasizes cooperative problem solving and addressing the needs of all involved. Mediation can be used for all types of conflict, however it is particularly useful in the context of divorce and family disputes.

In divorce proceedings, careful disposition of real estate is vital - While the mediation indicated that your former spouse would be liable for the debt on the home and all expenses from the home, you should have insisted that she refinance the property, pay off the old loan and move on with the home in her name alone, with a mortgage only in her name.

FAMILY: Divorce the spouse, not the kids - The true victims, of course, are the children. Dad’s original kids will view his new children with uncertainty but I have to admit; kids tend to handle these situations with much more grace and aplomb than do adults. Even older children see a 4-, 5- or 8-year-old and quickly understand none of this is the child’s fault.

Step Away From the Computer: Why Divorce And The Internet Don’t Mix - Most of us have friends who feel it necessary to publicize every detail of their personal lives on Facebook, including taking jabs at their soon-to-be-ex spouses. But can taking a pop shot at your ex-to-be negatively impact the outcome of your divorce?

Divorce and finances - FALLING IN LOVE and getting married are typical happenings toward the end of the first stage of financial life. However, more marriages are failing and divorce is a high possibility during the second phase of financial life – between the ages of 25 and 45 years old. This article discusses five areas of concern should divorce occur.

Second Opinion: Doubts about marriage – In a recent study psychologists uncovered what they consider to be an important indicator whether or not a divorce will take place.　It is an indicator you probably never considered.

Divorce: Sue ex over credit card debt? – Here’s what you need to do now. First, determine who owns the credit card that is charged off. Review all three of your credit reports carefully and verify ownership on all your accounts. You opened the account when you were married as either a joint account (where you were both owners) or in his name as the owner and you as an authorized user. The ownership of the account makes a huge difference.

Divorcing Women, Especially Those in Abusive Relationships, Benefit From Learning How to Secure Their Financial Futures – Not only do they live in constant fear; abused wives also believe they are powerless. Why? Because typically, their controlling husbands are maniacally secretive about financial matters, and as a result, these women know very little about their family finances or how to establish their own financial independence.

Some Financial Tips To Protect Yourself In The Event Of Divorce - According to the United States Census Bureau, overall national divorce rates have decreased in recent decades. But about 10 percent of couples don’t make it to their fifth anniversary and about 25 percent call it quits before their tenth anniversary.

4 Things To Never Say To Yourself After A Divorce Most days, our inner critics tend to fill our heads with all the ways in which we are failing and falling short. Add the ending of a relationship, and it’s like your inner critic just got carte blanche access to an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord full of misery inducing opinions about you, your life and your former relationship.

Thinking About Getting Divorced? - 7 Things To Consider A lot of the women we interviewed when we wrote “Love For Grown-Ups: The Garter Brides Guide to Marrying for Life When You Already Have a Life” were on their second or third marriages. They’d all been through a divorce or two and offered us some advice for women who were contemplating divorce. We aren’t attorneys or legal advisers, we’re just offering information from women who have learned — in some cases, the hard way — things to think about before you take this big step.

Adjusting To Shared Custody After Divorce: Keep in Touch With the Kids - After a divorce, adjusting to shared custody of your kids can be very difficult, to say the least. Maybe your children stay with their dad on weekends and major holidays or during their summer vacations.

Spread the word about mediation – Those in family disputes wish to avoid battles, so we need to raise awareness of the non-court options

Debt often focus of divorce proceedings – A sour economy has changed the focus in a divorce from dividing up a couple’s assets to parceling out debts, attorneys say.