Florida Mediator Ponders Whether Sides Should Tell All

Question:
Is it better during mediation to just be straightforward about where you would like to end up or is it better to ease into it?

Sandy Says:
I believe it is better to ease into it. I think that a certain amount of processing needs to be done by the parties and that processing is cut short by putting it all out there at the very beginning of a mediation.

Dissolution, Divorce at a Discounted Cost

Money is often at the heart of the discussion between a wife and husband who are divorcing. Mediation can offer advantages, but a divorce attorney must know how to bring the parties to the table. Here are a couple of ideas from Sandy.

Florida Bar’s Campaign to Educate Voters

When Florida voters go to the polls this November to pick a president, they’ll also be asked to decide on races that will get much less fanfare: whether to retain three Florida Supreme Court justices and 15 appellate court justices in various regions of the state.