FAQs - Divorce Mediation

Q: Are you experienced at child visitation questions involving grandparents and grandparent’s rights?

As a mediator , I have helped couples going through their divorce with minor children address the role of grandparents and godparents in their children’s lives as part of a comprehensive visitation plan. I have also helped grandparents with legal custody of their grandchildren deal with visitation issues through mediation.

Do you provide mediation services for couples who are recently engaged or newly married with children from a prior marriage who need to blend families?

I do work with parents seeking to blend families. As a neutral mediator, I believe that my services are more [...]

Do you provide mediation services for couples who are recently engaged or newly married with children from a prior marriage who need to blend families?[email protected]2023-08-17T15:32:24-07:00

Can you mediate with us on child custody issues related to very young children or children with special needs?

These are often among the most emotionally difficult cases in family law. I think all parties want an experienced and [...]

Can you mediate with us on child custody issues related to very young children or children with special needs?[email protected]2023-08-17T15:35:22-07:00

Can you help us with child custody issues around holiday scheduling or summer visitation problems?

Yes. I have a lot of experience as a mediator in this area. I have helped couples work through what [...]

Can you help us with child custody issues around holiday scheduling or summer visitation problems?[email protected]2023-08-19T14:21:57-07:00

Can you help us set up a co parenting plan when one or both of us have to travel for work?

Yes. This is a more common problem than most people realize and I have helped numerous couples work out the [...]

Can you help us set up a co parenting plan when one or both of us have to travel for work?[email protected]2023-08-19T14:20:21-07:00

Can we resolve child custody and visitation issues with you?

Yes. No matter how complex or contested your personal situation might feel to you, I have probably help couples resolve [...]

Can we resolve child custody and visitation issues with you?[email protected]2021-06-02T13:01:17-07:00

Can un-married couples with children from a prior relationship who want to move in together use your mediation services?

Yes, and the sooner the better. I have a lot of front line experience helping couples who seek to blend [...]

Can un-married couples with children from a prior relationship who want to move in together use your mediation services?[email protected]2023-08-19T14:20:59-07:00

Are you experienced at child visitation questions involving grandparents and grandparent’s rights?

As a mediator, I have helped couples going through their divorce with minor children address the role of grandparents and [...]

Are you experienced at child visitation questions involving grandparents and grandparent’s rights?[email protected]2023-08-19T14:21:18-07:00

We have securities in our joint brokerage account…bonds and stocks which we will be dividing up. When we sell them, it will generate capital gains and losses in a year we will be unmarried filing separate tax returns. How can mediation help us deal with who takes those losses and gains?

In a mediated settlement where capital gains are an issue, the parties can agree to a transfer of title in [...]

We have securities in our joint brokerage account…bonds and stocks which we will be dividing up. When we sell them, it will generate capital gains and losses in a year we will be unmarried filing separate tax returns. How can mediation help us deal with who takes those losses and gains?[email protected]2021-06-02T12:58:57-07:00

We have securities in our joint brokerage account…bonds and stocks which we will be dividing up in our divorce. However, we purchased them by dollar amount rather than by numbers of shares and so we have an odd number of shares and we cannot divide them equally. How can mediation help us deal with who takes those losses and gains?

When you have an odd number of shares in a joint brokerage account they cannot be split equally. The normal [...]

We have securities in our joint brokerage account…bonds and stocks which we will be dividing up in our divorce. However, we purchased them by dollar amount rather than by numbers of shares and so we have an odd number of shares and we cannot divide them equally. How can mediation help us deal with who takes those losses and gains?[email protected]2021-06-02T12:58:19-07:00

How do we divide up a 401k or other pension/retirement plan without incurring horrible tax consequences?

The short answer is that in mediation the parties can come to resolution about the division of the specific retirement [...]

How do we divide up a 401k or other pension/retirement plan without incurring horrible tax consequences?[email protected]2023-08-19T14:22:50-07:00