How Not to Get Divorced

1. DO NOT THINK OF DIVORCE AS A WAR! You are not involved in combat, you are engaged in negotiation. In negotiation you gain more by being reasonable and thoughtful. If you consider the other side’s positions carefully and respond in a measured manner you will find that you achieve much more than by being contentious. 2. DO NOT DEMONIZE YOUR SPOUSE!
read more

Divorce Tips from Ancient Master

David D. Stein © Liaise® Mediated Solutions, LLC 2012 Walnut Creek, CA.  During a recent complicated and difficult mediation I was attempting to explain to one of the parties how much he had to gain from offering to his soon to be ex-wife what he thought was far too great a concession.  From my neutral perspective I could see that if he gave up totally on what were important, but not...
read more

Along For the Ride – Taking Control Through Mediation

David D. Stein © Liaise® Mediated Solutions, LLC 2012 A recent article in California Lawyer Magazine was entitled “Along for the Ride”. It explored the legal and ethical issues of punishing those who were only peripherally involved in the commission of a crime. For instance, you agree to be the designated driver when you and your new friend go nightclubbing. On the way there she...
read more

Legal Separation: Sensible Alternative to Divorce

David D. Stein © Liaise® Mediated Solutions, LLC 2012 Over the past several years we at Liaise Divorce Solutions have seen a notable new phenomenon. In the past, people seeking to secure a legal separation were very rare, as most people were only interested in marital dissolution. Today it seems that a significant percentage of our marital mediations are seeking an Order of Legal Separation,...
read more