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So, You Want To Be A Mediator Part I

by admin | Alimony, Child Support, Custody, Elder Law, Family Law, Holiday Parenting Advice, Spousal Support

It seems these days that everyone I know wants to be a mediator. That’s fine. Mediation is a more civilized way to resolve disputes, including divorce and elder care family problems, than a knock-down, dragged out court battle. As a West Michigan mediator...

A Closeted Gay Adulterer

by Jeff Murphy | Alimony, Child Support, Custody, Spousal Support

Last Sunday, January 19,2014, the New York Times ran an interesting article in its Sunday Style section on Page 15. The article is titled: “In a Confrontation, a Secret is Revealed.” It’s about a couple whose marriage fell apart after the husband...

Negotiating with Difficult People in Divorce

by Jeff Murphy | Alimony, Mediation, Spousal Support

In my last blog I strongly suggested you consider the cost of litigating your divorce. You don’t want to spend your money putting your attorneys’ children through college instead of your own kids. But maybe when you read that blog you thought, Murphy...

Who’s Going to College on Your Money?

by Jeff Murphy | Alimony, Child Support, Custody, Divorce, Marriage counseling, Mediation, Spousal Support

Here’s a divorce question for you: Do you want to litigate your divorce or mediate it? Why do I ask, you say. Let’s put it another way, choose A or B: A. Do you want to see your money put the divorce attorneys’ kids through college? B. Do you want to...

Is your Mediator a “Bungling Idiot’?

by Jeff Murphy | Alimony, Child Support, Mediation, Spousal Support

Now there is an interesting title for a man who makes his living as a divorce mediator! One of my mediator colleagues told me the other day that a former client of hers had been heard at the Family Court telling the referee that she (the mediator) hadn’t...

How is spousal support calculated in Kalamazoo?

by Jeff Murphy | Spousal Support

A recent Court of Appeals decision, Myland v. Myland, has drawn attention to the question many divorcing couples face, ” Am I going to have to pay alimony, and if I do,  how much and for how long?” In the Myland case, the judge had a formula that he...

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Because it’s private, confidential, faster, less expensive, and fairer; the parties determine their own settlement agreement. Remember, YOU ARE IN CHARGE — when you choose to mediate.

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