19 Quotes About Growth Mindset A growth mindset is a belief people hold to be true about their intelligence, talents, and skills. It's the conviction that these qualities are not fixed but can continually grow. A person with this type…
Arbitration vs. Mediation: What is best?
Arbitration vs. Mediation – Whiich is Best? – Both are alternate conflict resolution (ADR) possibilities where a third party comes to help make a settlement on a difference.
Prevent Conflict and Uncertainty: What are you Communicating?
Right now isn’t the first time our society has faced a health crisis around disease like COVID-19, but this is the first time in human history, our world has the technology and tools available on a global scale to stay connected; even in isolation. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with so many options of HOW to communicate, that we could miss WHAT we are communicating. Or even worse, shut down and NOT communicate at all. – We have to get a communication strategy!
When Divorce Mediation is the #1 Best Option
For many couples, working with your spouse and a divorce mediator might be an ideal solution for a difficult decision and reduce potential conflicts in a divorce mediation. But, mediation will only work if you or your spouse are working…
How to Choose Your Divorce Mediator
The question is How to Choose a Divorce Mediator? Separation and/or decision to divorce can bring up feelings of anger and resentment, but that emotional conflict tends to make divorce much more costly. If you and your spouse want to…
Conservatorships for Child Custody in Texas
Conservatorships regarding child custody in divorce in the state of Texas In the State of Texas, the term child custody does not exist and has been erased from the Texas Family Code. The term employed instead is “conservatorship”. Why did…
Will our Mediator talk to the Judge or Testify if we go to trial?
No. The mediator’s report to the Court contains only the people in attendance, the result of the mediation (or if an impasse occurred and no agreement was reached) and, perhaps, the cost of the mediation. The mediator will not be…
What is a Mediation exactly?
Mediation is a structured process where a neutral third-party assists the parties involved to achieve a resolution. One of the most important aspects of this process is the level of self-party determination of the solution. In other words, the parties…
Should I/Can I Mediate my Case?
Typically, only civil cases can be mediated. The kinds of civil cases that are mediated include business disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, small claims disputes, divorces, child custody disputes and contract disputes. One of the primary reasons to choose mediation over typical…
Do I Need a Lawyer to Divorce my Spouse or for Mediation?
The Question is this: Do I Need a Lawyer to Divorce my Spouse or for Mediation? Mediation does not require a lawyer; in fact part of the advantage of mediation is a lawyer is not required and the corresponding legal…