The Iowa Supreme Court this month continued its mandatory mediation in family law cases in an effort to move along cases that may have been delayed by the pandemic because mediation often can lead to ...

In divorce or family law matters, mediation is common. In some cases, the court will order that the parties go to mediation. After a case is over in a divorce or family law judgment, the court may ...

As a lawyer, judge, and now mediator, I have handled thousands of cases in multiple areas of the law. I have watched litigants navigate the court system and had the privilege of visiting multiple New ...

It is not uncommon for attorneys to waive their opening statements at mediation. Sitting across the table and telling the other side why they are wrong and you are right can be difficult face-to-face.

Lack of love is not a prerequisite for a divorce. There does not have to be a catastrophic event like infidelity or abuse to end a marriage. You don't have to hate everything your spouse does to break ...

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Safdar Family Law & Mediation Group is thrilled to announce five years of helping clients find a better way to divorce. Since opening, the firm has garnered notice for advocating mediation over ...

Conversely, there remain lawyers who stir the pot, who patronize and grandstand. During one mediation, the husband relayed that his lawyer told him she would not “let” him agree to particular terms, ...