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Family,
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jan. 6, 2021

Ruling shows the perils of creative solutions in divorce mediation

Prospective clients sometimes tell mediators they are interested in creative solutions to their problems. In its most benign form, this statement may be no more than an acknowledgment that the options for resolving the parties’ situation are not obvious to them; hence the need for professional assistance.

Franklin R. Garfield

Garfield & Tepper

Email: frank@frankgarfield.com

Prospective clients sometimes tell mediators they are interested in creative solutions to their problems. In its most benign form, this statement may be no more than an acknowledgment that the options for resolving the parties' situation are not obvious to them; hence the need for professional assistance. However, it is sometimes the case that the parties have a creative solution to their problems in mind and need that solution to be documented -- either in the form o...

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