Mediating the Marital Balance Sheet
by Andy Flink
The Cobb Family Law Quarterly
In any divorce that involves an active financial lifestyle acquiring assets or substantial debts, the equitable division of how we allocate these items can be an overwhelming prospect...
Mediation Primer: The Client Preparation
List You May Not Already Have by Andy Flink
Family Law Review Quarterly
Welcome to 2016! The new year brings opportunity for equal parts reflection and forward-looking optimism. We look back on the 2015 State Bar of Georgia Section Award of Achievement, the record-breaking attendance at ...
Why Bracketing Won’t Always Settle Cases in Mediation (and what you can do about it)
Family Law Review Quarterly
This edition of The Family Law Review officially commemorates the beginning of a new year for the Section. I am honored to serve as 2015-16 Chair, but am aware there are big shoes to fill. Please take a moment to look at the back of the newsletter ...
Mediating the Marital Balance Sheet
Family Law Review Quarterly
In any divorce that involves an active financial lifestyle acquiring assets or substantial debts, the equitable division of how we allocate these items can be an overwhelming prospect. Even in the simplest cases, coming up with a fair and reasonable ...
There is Always Value to Mediation, Regardless of Outcome
Atlanta Bar Association
With every domestic case that is mediated there is always room for progress, regardless of when in the timeline of the case the session occurs. Cases may not be ready to settle (lack of information, discovery is not complete), but that doesn’t ...
Strategic Mediation Reality Tests
Family Law Review Quarterly
It is common in mediation that a clients; ciew of compromise may be, shall we say, a bit unrealistic. Our job is to help them see why their position might not be considered reasonable, but we have to be careful about how we convery this information ...
Family Law Review Quarterly
If only I could start every mediation wearing a pair of 3D glasses that would allow me to view each parties’ position in layers, where I knew the issues behind the issues and the depth of what was and was not important. About the besit i can do before ...
Family Law Review Quarterly
I’ve often wondered about the differences of opinion that are formed in mediation when it relates to each parties perspective of what defines “mediating in good faith.” I begin every session with a review of the guidelines that include the statement that all ...
Family Law Review Quarterly
We all know the purpose of mediation is to initiate discussion that will ultimately lead to settlement; however, there is a good chance your client will appear at mediation feeling nervous, anxious and quite uneasy. Who could blame them? They are ...
5 Must Have Mediation Strategies
Family Law Review Quarterly
Anyone who walks into a negotiation session unprepared is setting themselves up for potential failure. While the timing may not be right or the parties are so embroiled in conflict an agreement would appear unreachable, preparation “must-haves” will ...
Mediation Session Going South? Try Some of These Tips!
Family Law Review Quarterly
Anyone who walks into a negotiation session unprepared is setting themselves up for potential failure. While the timing may not be right or the parties are so embroiled in conflict an agreement would appear unreachable, preparation “must-haves” will ...
Do Mediators Always Suggest Mediation?
Family Law Review Quarterly
Anyone who walks into a negotiation session unprepared is setting themselves up for potential failure. While the timing may not be right or the parties are so embroiled in conflict an agreement would appear unreachable, preparation “must-haves” will ...
Drafting a Solid Mediation Agreement
Family Law Review Quarterly
After a very difficult day at work, a mom came home to find her two children in the kitchen arguing over an orange. There was only one left and each child was trying to wrestle it out of the others hands. In frustration the mom grabbed the fruit and ...
Mediation -
Family Law Review Quarterly
Recently, I asked several family law attorneys and judges in the Atlanta area their thoughts on both the positive and negative aspects of mediation. The answers I received were interesting and decidedly positive. Mediation was considered to be ...
Family Law Review Quarterly
Recently, I asked several family law attorneys and judges in the Atlanta area their thoughts on both the positive and negative aspects of mediation. The answers I received were interesting and decidedly positive. Mediation was considered to be ...
Family Law Review Quarterly