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Services Offered
Divorce and Family Mediation
Divorce is life-altering for families and conflict that is unresolved haunts the lives of adults and children for years to come. Since 1990, Marie has worked with divorcing and divorced adults assisting them in many ways, such as:
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Improving communication
around parenting and related issues
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Developing parenting plans
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Resolving issues related
to children
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Negotiating
difficult topics like finances or who will move out of the house
Family members also choose
mediation if conflict arises over such issues as:
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Wedding Plans
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Settlement of finances
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Decisions about family
activities
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Sometimes adult siblings
can't get along and need a professional setting to clear the air
and bring issues out in the open.
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For younger siblings and
their parent or stepparents, family meetings can be conducted as
a model to be replicated at home.
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Funeral arrangements and
settlement of wills.
Marriage Counseling
Couples who want to enhance
their marriage or recognize that their marriage has been on
cruise control are ready for a tune-up. Improvement in couple communication is
a basic component of marital satisfaction and new skills can be learned. Some
marriages are too focused on the children or career advancement
and changes need to be made.
All marriages need opportunities for growth and development. Couples can
strengthen and deepen their partnership at any stage along the
way.
Come early in your marriage
and then as needed along the way!
Divorce Coach
Marriage closure sessions can help partners to divorce with fairness, compassion and justice. Parents can also be helped to focus on strengthening their parenting partnership for the sake of their children.
Collaborative Family Relations Practice
What is this?
Collaborative Attorneys invite divorcing individuals to sign contracts with them in which they pledge never to go to court. A mental health professional is often included in the process. In addition to assisting adults seeking help, a person skilled in working out parenting plans and aware of developmental issues for children, recognizes the profound effect of conflict on children. The collaborative group wants parents to have the help they need to divorce with dignity and in the best interests of their children.
Mediation Training
Marie offers the 12-hour
Basic Mediation Training twice each year and the 40-hour Divorce
and Family Mediation training with Attorney, John McElwee, once
each year. Go to
Training
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