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Family

Apr. 11, 2012

Changing the default for resolving family disputes in America

Parents who end up in court are already stressed; litigation only makes matters worse. By Mark Baer


By Mark Baer


Like it or not, if there are children of the relationship (regardless of their age), the family still exists after the relationship ends. The manner in which you end a relationship determines whether your family will be functional or dysfunctional from that day forward.


On Nov. 25, 2011, David B. Saxe, an associate justice of the New York Supreme Court, wrote, "[i]f matrimonial lawyers focus on the larger picture, they might recognize ...

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