Is an Uncontested Divorce Right for You?

If you and your spouse have already agreed on: How to split up your home and other real estate How to divide your retirement assets and business interests How to divide your debts How you will make decisions for your children, and how you will resolve disagreements in...

Deficient New York Legislation – Same-Sex Marriage

“It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws.” – Theodore Roosevelt Sometimes new laws are made for the best of reasons, and yet they end up being flawed. Often legislation is passed in a...

On Undiagnosed Mental Illness and Mediation

“The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost What is mental illness? What is mental instability? Scientists and mental health professionals have grappled with questions concerning the human mind for centuries. From artfully crafted screening questions to wires...

Is It “Culture Versus Law”?

Learning about Cultural Sensitivity in Family Disputes  “The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.” – Democritus Whether it is mediation, litigation or otherwise, sensitivity to cultural differences is very...