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Like a deer in headlights?

May 2, 2021 By Joy Rosenthal

Lisa sat in my office and cried silently for half an hour straight.  I had invited Lisa and Steve to an introductory meeting to explain the divorce mediation process.  He had just asked for the divorce, and she looked like a deer caught in the headlights.  At the end of the meeting, she looked over at him and asked, “How did we get here?” Months later, when they actually started the process, her demeanor was very different. By then, Lisa … read more »

Filed Under: Divorce Tagged With: divorce, listening, mediation, stages of divorce

Divorce — Many Separations

February 16, 2016 By Joy Rosenthal

Divorce is a long process of transforming your family from one unit into two. There are actually several kinds of separation occurring during this process. The first stage is the emotional separation. One or both of you may feel detached, alone or disconnected – for some reason, the unit is no longer functioning the way you had hoped or expected that it would. The feeling of “living together alone” may be real at this point. Then there is the physical … read more »

Filed Under: Children, Clients, Collaborative Process, Divorce, Families Tagged With: compassion, divorce, stages of divorce

A Children’s Bill of Rights for Divorce

July 21, 2010 By Joy Rosenthal

I read a custody case today which incorporated a Children’s Bill of Rights into her decision. MMH v William D.H. (Fam Ct, Dutchess Co, 3/5/10). While I have seen the Bill of Rights incorporated into separation agreements, I’ve never seen it incorporated into a judgment. I started to scout around and found several slightly different versions on the internet – from divorcehq, one written on about.com, kids in the middle, divorce central. But my favorite, for its completeness and simplicity, … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: bill of rights, children, children of divorce, custody, divorce, family, mediation, Robert Emery, stages of divorce

The 6 Relationships …

October 11, 2009 By Joy Rosenthal

I just returned from the ACR (Association for Conflict Resolution) annual conference, which really opened my eyes in a lot of ways. But one thing I wanted to share tonight was a concept from Stephen Reynolds, a mediator in Santa Cruz, CA with Common Ground Mediation Services. He comes from a business background, and had an interesting, analytical view of committed relationships. His view is that each committed relationship really has 6 relationships going on at once. In no particular … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: divorce, stages of divorce

Different Time Zones

July 20, 2008 By Joy Rosenthal

I’ve been doing a few mediations lately where the timing of the partners is way out of sync.  It often happens in divorce that one person can’t wait and the other is dragging his/her feet.  So what do you do?  Well, as my friend Rachel Green says, “A train can only go as fast as its slowest wheel.”   Mediation is a voluntary process. and it must be done in tandem, so the rabbit has no choice but wait for the … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: divorce, mediation, stages of divorce

The Four Divorces

April 9, 2008 By Joy Rosenthal

It has been said that people go through several different divorces – emotional, social, physical and legal. The couple that was once connected in a million different ways now has to learn how to untangle. The first three apply whether the couple was legally married or not. Even though divorce only applies to people who are legally married, there may be legal issues that arise when unmarried couples split up, as well. Emotional divorce occurs when the couple is no … read more »

Filed Under: General Tagged With: conflict, divorce, stages of divorce

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