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First, as readers, you need to understand what mediation is. Mediation is a form of conflict resolution in which parties who have a conflict choose a neutral third party called a mediator to help them resolve their dispute without the extra time and money involved in a trial. There are several different specific kinds of mediation, which include problem-solving mediation,…
Domestic violence is a very serious thing to keep in mind when going through a divorce, male or female. According to the Department of Justice, 14% of all homicides in the United States were perpetrated by an intimate partner. In 2007, there was a total of 2,340 – 1,640 of those being women, and 700 being men. In other studies…
LAW TALK BY SOHEILA AZIZI Let us celebrate every day as the “Race Unity Day!” Second Sunday in June has long been celebrated across the world as “Race Unity Day,” (Referenced as “Race Amity Day” prior to 1965). During the Jim Crow era, and before the U.S. Supreme Court announced laws against interracial marriages and antimiscegenation unconstitutional in 1967, “Race…
For the readers of this article, it is important to first know what mediation is and how it can be beneficial to parties that have a conflict that needs to be resolved. Mediation is a form of conflict resolution that involves having a neutral party called a mediator discuss options for resolution of the dispute with the parties involved. Mediation…
Mediation is on the rise as an alternative to time consuming, costly trials. With the option of Mediation, the dispute is settled with the assistance of a third-party mediator and without the litigation process. (Roberts) When the parties involved in a dispute have decided upon mediation as their solution, they may be wondering how to choose a mediator. There are…
A divorce is the formal acknowledgement that a legal marriage has come to an end. Courts in the United States see two types of divorce known as “absolute divorce”, which shows a wrongdoing on one spouse’s part and “limited divorce”, which results in termination of the right to cohabitate but the marriage is not officially dissolved. A divorce is an…