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We’re quoted in Smart Money!

September 5, 2012 By Joy Rosenthal

Well, this doesn’t happen every day!  We’re quoted in Smart Money – a national magazine published by the Wall Street Journal. I had quite a long talk with the reporter, Glenn Ruffenbach.  He just used one idea from our discussion, but it is an important one – that disputes between siblings is a bit different because they don’t often have the opportunity (or the experience) to work on problem-solving together. While other articles have focused on what elder mediation is, … read more »

Filed Under: Elder Mediation, Elder Mediation, Families, Mediation, Probate Mediation Tagged With: aging, caregiving, conflict, elder mediation, estate mediation, family, mediation, money

Today’s Families

June 19, 2011 By Joy Rosenthal

There are several articles in today’s NYTimes that reflect a change in today’s families, on this Father’s Day, 2011: A front page article about President Obama’s evolving views of gay marriage. Baby Makes 4, And Complications – A long and very personal portrait of a Park Slope mother, child, sperm donor/father and his partner. How Divorce Lost Its Groove, about the attitudes young people have toward divorce, and how they are trying to make it gentler on their kids — … read more »

Filed Under: Clients, Families, Happiness, LGBT, Marriage, Mediation, Mindfulness Tagged With: Barack Obama, caregiving, children, collaborative process, common ground, compassion, divorce, estate mediation, family, honesty, inclusivity, law, marriage, mediation, understanding

Elder Mediation hits the Press !

February 5, 2011 By Joy Rosenthal

The Wall Street Journal published a terrific article yesterday, Family Value: A Referee for Family Disputes,  about the value of elder mediation, and its value to families facing tough decisions around care-giving and inheritance.  This is just the latest in several major newspapers to cover it. It’s exciting to be one of the forerunners of this new and growing field!   I recommend a few: Eldercare Mediators help resolve Feuds, Washington Post, Dec 14, 2010 When the Family Needs an … read more »

Filed Under: Caregiving, Elder Mediation, Elder Mediation, Families, General, Inheritance, Mediation, Probate Mediation Tagged With: caregiving, children, elder, elder mediation, estate mediation, family, finances, honesty, listening, mediation, press

Do Children have a Right to Inherit?

December 27, 2010 By Joy Rosenthal

I recently got an inquiry from someone who wanted to write a will leaving everything to one of her children, but not the other.   They were both under 18.  Was this legal?  she asked. Her younger child was being raised by his father and step-mother, and they were well off.  She hadn’t seen him in years, and had no relationship with him, although she was paying child support, which was taken out of her check bi-weekly.  She greatly resented having … read more »

Filed Under: Child Support, Inheritance, Wills Tagged With: children, estate mediation, family, finances, law, planning, wills

Elder Decisions

July 16, 2010 By Joy Rosenthal

My mediation partner, Jane Ginsberg, PsyD, and I, led two workshops on Cape Cod this week regarding elder decisions. Both workshops were well attended, both by caregivers and by elders themselves. I was amazed to see how quickly people opened up to us and to each other. Some of their concerns were logistical – for instance, about where they might live, or whether they should still drive. There were also concerns about being lonely, and about the ongoing grief of … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: aging, elder, elder mediation, estate mediation, family, inner voice, mediation, sibling, understanding

Estate Planning as a Family Conversation

March 14, 2010 By Joy Rosenthal

The NY Times ran a terrific article last week about the value of talking about your estate plan with your family.  Although it may cause some friction at the time, it gives family members a chance to vent, to speak their piece, and it gives parents (or whomever is doing the planning) an opportunity to explain their thinking.  Many parents leave their estate to be divided equally among their children.  While this is logical, and appears fair on the surface, … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: elder mediation, estate mediation, planning, wills

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