Co-parenting in the coronavirus pandemic: A family law scholar’s advice I'm sure this applies to many of you.. not an easy time, but we can help you work through it. Click here to read the article.
Month: March 2020
Parenting and Working from Home
How's it going at your place? We're finding life much more challenging than usual, on many fronts. This might be because we are exercising almost complete social distancing (other than groceries) and are practically self isolating. We're all home together 24/7,...
15% Off for Covid-19
We want to keep helping but understand the financial pressures During the pandemic we have moved our services fully online. In doing so, while travel and room bookings costs are avoided, we want to do more. Many people in our community will be experiencing increased...
Working from home?
Working remotely during Covid-19.. yes, it's a privilege, and for the most part, those of us who are able to are grateful to have continued employment or keep their businesses running. But living with others and being with them 24/7, sharing space for work and life,...
Covid-19: We’ll need to adapt to the global pandemic
The global situation is scary and uncertain, but its business as usual here. We are 'adaptive' in more ways than one! Many courts are closing or reducing services in the coming months for current and new matters. Don't be alarmed. You still have options which may be...
Lawyers in Mediation
When proceedings have commenced, parties will usually have lawyers attend mediation with them. There can be challenges when lawyers are present, especially for non-lawyer mediators, such as: Expressly positional behaviour Cross examination requests Creating obstacles...
Online Dispute Resolution
No matter your views about the current global pandemic, it's good to know that mediation services can still be made available to those in need. Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) has been around for a while and new methods using AI will no doubt soon follow. If you are...
Why should you choose Adaptive Mediation?
We have more than 20 years of experience at the coal face of litigation, in various jurisdictions. Accordingly, we understand the risks of battle, the stresses and strains it can have on your business and personal life, and the costs and delays involved in traditional...
High conflict positional negotiations
We can help you turn positional arguments into options for discussion so that agreement can be reached. Interestingly, despite the high level of conflict, these mediations are often shorter (and cheaper) because the proposals are already there waiting to be explored....
Interests and Positions
Mediators (me included) repeatedly talk about how mediation is interest-based and not positional. But what happens in high conflict situations or when participants have unconcious personality traits that prevent them from seeing their situation in any way other than...