by Gary Marsh | Nov 7, 2019 | Divorce, Mediation, Tips
When a marriage or relationship is ending, the task of separation can seem overwhelming. Once the decision to separate is made by one party or both parties together, the stress of living together often drives them to want to separate. Separation can take a variety of...
by Gary Marsh | Oct 26, 2019 | Divorce, Mediation, Tips
I ask my divorcing clients at the beginning of mediation if they are interested in staying married. Sometimes one will say, “yes” and the other, “no.” When this happens the spouse who wants to remain married is in a challenging position. Spouses have to be willing to...
by Gary Marsh | Oct 17, 2019 | Divorce, Mediation, Tips
Moving forward together is the least expensive, least stressful, fastest path to a divorce. Many couples come to the decision together in therapy or on their own. Being on the same page, makes working together on a divorce easiest. It only takes one to end a marriage....
by Gary Marsh | Oct 11, 2019 | Blog, Divorce, Divorce, Mediation, Tips
Initial phone calls about divorce often start with “I’ve never done this before.” If you have never divorced before, you may already know this but in case you don’t, to get a divorce you must involve the courts. A divorce is a judge’s signature on a document called a...
by Gary Marsh | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog, Divorce, Mediation
By Gary Marsh LMSW, Facilitative Divorce Mediator Finding the best path to agreements about separation, property division, parenting, and support is difficult because there are barriers to seeing the way clearly. Some barriers are internal: Memories of the road that...
by Gary Marsh | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog, Divorce, Mediation
By Gary Marsh, LMSW Mediator When beginning mediation with all parties and their attorneys in the same room, I ask the parties to give their attorneys permission to be problem solvers and not advocates. Parties usually expect their attorneys to do battle. Lead the...
