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PREFACE: From Adversary Lawyer to Mediator
PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDIATION
Choosing Mediation
How to decide whether the process is right for you.
An Inside Look at Mediation
What goes on behind the closed doors-laying the ground rules, getting to the heart of the issues, uncovering solutions.
Choosing a Mediator
The questions to ask to ensure that you make a wise decision.
PART TWO: THE CASES
To Mediate or Not to Mediate
Martin and Claire prove that for mediation to work, both parties must truly want to participate.
Would I Lie to You?
Honesty is a key to successful mediation, as Louise and Kurt learn the hard way.
Implacable, Immutable, Inflexible
Nick and Marie wrestle with the issue of spousal support-Nick would rather go to jail than pay it.
Tell Me What to Do
Mediation involves making sometimes-painful decisions for yourselves, a process that Annie and Roger would rather avoid.
If I'm Not Yours, Who Am I?
Dennis and Mimi are at opposite ends of the Spectrum. He desperately wants to divorce; she desperately does not.
The Deep Pocket Strikes Back
Money is the issue for Becky and Eric; he's got plenty but would rather not part with it.
A Case of Abuse
Les and Christine discover that the legacy of physical abuse is not easily overcome and that violence and mediation don't mix.
It's Your Fault
Allison and Hank each blame the other for the failure of their marriage. The question is whether they can get beyond the attacks and reach a settlement.
A Separate Grief
Devastated by the death of their baby, Jake and Claudia can't even be in the same room together. But by mediating separately,they break the stalemate and begin to heal their wounds.
The Balloon that Burst
It takes only two sessions for Lainie and Tom to come to an agreement, but it all falls apart when Tom consults an outside lawyer.
Too Early to Run
Jim and Sally want to divide their property, arrange spousal support, and devise a co-parenting agreement all within a week-and they haven't even separated yet!
A Change of Heart
Darla and Larry are on the verge of an agreement when Darla's deep-seated resentments surface and turn the mediation on its end.
AFTERWORD: Cause for Hope
RESOURCES: A Guide to Finding a Mediator Near You
INDEX
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Lee Keller
reviewed A Guide to Divorce Mediation: How to Reach a Fair, Legal Settlement at a Fraction of the Cost on September 11, 2017
A Guide to Divorce Mediation
Maushart has some great insights, and the book is definitely engaging to the very end. I was particularly struck by the observation that the joint enterprise of marriage is seen by a majority of both men and women as the wife's problem; the husband is just a volunteer. This idea is perfectly illustrated by the following exchange in Chapter 15:
"'From now on,' my friend Jane announced to her husband recently, "I'm going to be available to help you with the housework and cooking any time you feel you need it. Please don't hesitate to ask.'
At first Ted was puzzled. 'What are you talking about?' he asked.
'I'm only making the same offer to you that you've been making to me for years,' Jane explained. 'It seems to make you feel like you're "sharing" the load. So I thought I'd give it a try myself.'"
What bothered me about the book were Maushart's snarky tone and name-calling when she talks about husbands in general and about anyone with whom she disagrees. It's unbecoming of a social scientist. And after reading the snippets she provides from her own marriages, I can't help but think that her marital experiences are at least somewhat outside the norm. I'm not going to blame her and say that it sounds like she chose wrong each time she decided to marry, but her former husbands do sound extraordinarily douchey and not typical of most men/husbands today.
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