Sherry talks with afcc about her new book
Sherry’s interview with AFCC, the premier organization of family law professionals, about her new book, Marriage Unveiled, and her hopes for how the book might help couples through difficult times.
Partnering, Like or Unlike
Some of us choose partners who are very like us, the same background, ethnicity, personality, gender. Some of us choose partners who are very different from us, different culture, religion, beliefs, gender.
Divorce Ritual
Divorce is major life transition though, as yet, one without a ritual to mark and support the passage and to orient the community to the family’s transition.
What to Expect
When I tell my clients about divorce mediation, I feel like that nurse-midwife trying to preview a process that you can really only fully appreciate through experience.
Managing Conflict
As a mediator and private judge, I find it very important to lay the groundwork for the case early on and to set reasonable expectations for the parties in terms of the conflict they will experience in the process.
Settlement
Family lawyers, mediators and judges generally recognize that resolution of a family law case by settlement will better serve the clients’ interests, economically and emotionally, than a trial.