Why Your Kids Will Thank You for Mediating Your Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Why Your Kids will Thank you for Mediating By Alan Brady, guest blogger   Finding a way to share custody of childrenafter a divorce can be an incredibly difficult task.…

Read More →

Low Cost Mediation Services

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Low Cost  Mediation Services Peace Talks Mediation Services offers a sliding scale for couples who earn less than $100,000 (total) and who have less than $200,000 in net assets.  There…

Read More →

Choose How Confrontational Your Divorce Will Be

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Divorce Resolution Continuum By Diana Mercer, Attorney-Mediator, copyright 2013   The decision to divorce is followed by a number of choices for how a case might be filed and later…

Read More →

Streamlined Collaborative Practice Protocols Training June 6-8, 2013

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Streamlined Collaborative Practice Protocols Training June 6-8, 2013 Skirball Center Los Angeles, CA   I’ve had a few people ask if it’s “worth it” to come to the Streamlined Collaborative…

Read More →

Why This Collaborative Training is Different

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Streamlined Collaborative Practice Protocols Training June 6-8, 2013 Skirball Center Los Angeles, CA The Marina Collaborative Divorce Practice Group along with Co-Sponsor, the Southern California Mediation Association, are excited to…

Read More →

Why You Should Come to This Collaborative Training

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Streamlined Collaborative Practice Protocols Training June 6-8, 2013 Skirball Center Los Angeles, CA The Marina Collaborative Divorce Practice Group along with Co-Sponsor, the Southern California Mediation Association, are excited to…

Read More →

Mediation Training Reviews: Center for Civic Mediation & Peace Talks Mediation

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Mediation Training Reviews: Center for Civic Mediation (live) and Peace Talks Mediation Services DVDs

Read More →

Personal Property and Divorce: Consignment Offers Solutions

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Personal Property and Divorce:  Family Focused Consignment Offers Solutions Guest Blog By Mark A. Roger Proprietor; Backroom @ WestClay Divorce brings with it upheaval and turmoil; navigating the dissolution of…

Read More →

Shared Custody Schedules

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Shared Custody Schedules. When you’ve been married you’ve been parenting together, the idea of seeing your kids on a schedule probably seems pretty foreign. It’s a divorce and separation reality,…

Read More →

Tips for Co-Parenting After Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Tips for Co-Parenting after Divorce This is a guest blog by Scott Morgan, a board certified Austin Divorce Lawyer. Co-parenting after divorce can seem daunting, but it is entirely possible…

Read More →

Mediation vs. Litigation

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

More and more people are choosing mediation rather than litigation.  Why it has taken so long to catch on, when the benefits of mediation are obvious, is beyond me, but…

Read More →

Divorce Threats: I’ll See You in Court!

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

There’s often a lot of grandstanding in divorce court proceedings. A lot of people say, “I’ll see you in court!” not knowing exactly what that means.  In the moment, they don’t…

Read More →

Setting Clear Boundaries in Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Setting Clear Boundaries Often, your marital or domestic situation does not meet the level of serious violence where you have to flee, but you are subject to consistent intimidation or…

Read More →

Mediation is the New and Improved Litigation

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Well, there’s really no improvements on divorce and custody litigation. But mediation is definitely a better way to go.  Less costly, faster, confidential, on your schedule, tailored to your needs….the…

Read More →

Divorce: Kids and Custody

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Kids and Custody Do you remember being a kid?  At my age it’s a little blurry, but I can tell you that adults often misunderstand how kids behave and think. …

Read More →

Parental Alientation and Divorce Mediation

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

I get asked a lot about Child Custody.  It’s not surprising, since a parent’s love for their children is bigger than any financial settlement.  Oftentimes, a parent feels that getting…

Read More →

Mediate Family Law, Don’t Litigate!

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Here at Peace Talks, we love Mediation.  If you’ve spent any time looking through our site and blog posts, you know that already.  It’s an easy sell, because, to us,…

Read More →

Divorce Mediation and Domestic Violence

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

As a divorce lawyer and mediator here in Los Angeles, California, I get the opportunity to see a lot of clients with varied backgrounds and personalities.  There are common threads…

Read More →

Child Custody Mediation and Contested Custody

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Choosing whether to proceed in court with a custody dispute is serious business.  It affects your spouse, who you may be trying to deny custody altogether, but most especially, it…

Read More →

Divorce Strategy and Divorce Mediation

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

  “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” That’s a quote attributed to Alexander Graham Bell and couldn’t be more true today.  As a divorce attorney, you’re preparation…

Read More →

Co-Parenting Calendars

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

*FREE* Online Parenting Calendars Review by Janae Monroe Peace Talks Mediation Services peace-talks.com Juggling soccer practice, violin lessons, tutors, and everything else in between can be extremely difficult to manage…

Read More →

Review: HBO’s “Don’t Divorce Me”

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

REVIEW: HBO’s DON’T DIVORCE ME Review by Janae Monroe Peace Talks Mediation Services peace-talks.com Divorce is difficult for everyone involved, especially the children. While parents intend to put their children…

Read More →

Divorce & Holidays: Stay Focused On What Matters Most Holiday Season

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Staying Focused On What Matters This Holiday Season For most children, the holidays are an exciting time that they look forward to all year. However for some, especially those whose…

Read More →

Low Cost Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

In response to the recession, Peace Talks now offers a couple of new services. I hope you’ll keep us in mind if you come across couples needing either of the…

Read More →

Los Angeles Superior Court Update: Budget Cuts

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

I went to a meeting today with the Honorable Thomas Trent Lewis at the Los Angeles Superior Court. He wanted to update the family law bar, forensic accountants, and custody…

Read More →

Join Us for Divorce Options Every 1st Tuesday!

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Peace of Mind Collaborative and the Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association are pleased to present a community-based series of Divorce Options

Read More →

Low Cost Mediation Services

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Low Cost

Read More →

Personal Property and Divorce: Consignment Offers Solutions

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Personal Property and Divorce:  Family Focused Consignment Offers Solutions Guest Blog By Mark A. Roger Proprietor; Backroom @ WestClay Divorce brings with it upheaval and turmoil; navigating the dissolution of…

Read More →

Los Angeles Superior Court Update: Budget Cuts

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

I went to a meeting today with the Honorable Thomas Trent Lewis at the Los Angeles Superior Court. He wanted to update the family law bar, forensic accountants, and custody…

Read More →

Parental Alientation and Divorce Mediation

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

I get asked a lot about Child Custody. It’s not surprising, since a parent’s love for their children is bigger than any financial settlement. Oftentimes, a parent feels that getting…

Read More →

Mediate Family Law, Don’t Litigate!

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Here at Peace Talks, we love Mediation.  If you’ve spent any time looking through our site and blog posts, you know that already.  It’s an easy sell, because, to us,…

Read More →

Divorce Mediation and Domestic Violence

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

As a divorce lawyer and mediator here in Los Angeles, California, I get the opportunity to see a lot of clients with varied backgrounds and personalities. There are common threads…

Read More →

Child Custody Mediation and Contested Custody

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Choosing whether to proceed in court with a custody dispute is serious business. It affects your spouse, who you may be trying to deny custody altogether, but most especially, it…

Read More →

Why Your Kids Will Thank You for Mediating Your Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Why Your Kids will Thank you for Mediating By Alan Brady, guest blogger   Finding a way to share custody of childrenafter a divorce can be an incredibly difficult task.…

Read More →

The Truth is Irrelevant (all the time, not just in ADR Services)

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

TRUTH IS IRRELEVANT All the time. Not just for mediators, and not just for ADR Services.  When we think of disputes, most people think that ascertaining the truth is the…

Read More →

8 Peace Practices for Uncontested Divorce California

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

There are 8 peace practices which are free and easy to practice every day. They’ll help you stay sane no matter what, and we all know that sanity is at…

Read More →

Cause of Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

What Causes Divorce? When thinking about how marriages end, people often look towards distinct events like affairs or money-related problems.  What we’ve found in our 20+ years of experience is…

Read More →

Divorce That Works

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

  If you’re reading this, you’re probably not in such a good place right now.  However it happens, realizing that your marriage doesn’t make you happy and that something has…

Read More →

8 Keys to Resolving Divorce Conflict

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

You never thought it would happen to you, yet here you are faced with divorce. Maybe you asked for the divorce. Maybe you’re the one who is being left. Even…

Read More →

Resolving Divorce Conflict – Be Hard on the Problem, Not the People

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

A Closer Look at Resolving Divorce Conflict Key 1: Be hard on the problem, not the people. We made this the first conflict resolution skill because it’s likely the first…

Read More →

Resolving Divorce Conflict – Listening Is Not Obeying

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

A Closer Look at Resolving Divorce Conflict  Key 2: Understand that Acknowledging and Listening are NOT the same as Obeying   You may be tempted to issue decrees as you…

Read More →

Resolving Divorce Conflict – Key 3: Use I-Statements

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

A Closer Look at Resolving Divorce Conflict Key 3: Use I-Statements When you’ve spent the better part of your working life mediating and finding peaceful resolutions to conflicts, you begin…

Read More →

Resolving Divorce Conflict – Giving the Benefit of the Doubt & Having Awkward Conversations

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

A Closer Look at Resolving Divorce Conflict Key 4: Give the Benefit of the Doubt. It’s hard to say which of these keys to resolving conflict we like the most.…

Read More →

Divorce & Holidays: Stay Focused On What Matters Most Holiday Season

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Staying Focused On What Matters This Holiday Season For most children, the holidays are an exciting time that they look forward to all year. However for some, especially those whose…

Read More →

Why Your Kids Will Thank You for Mediating Your Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Why Your Kids will Thank you for Mediating By Alan Brady, guest blogger   Finding a way to share custody of childrenafter a divorce can be an incredibly difficult task.…

Read More →

Choose How Confrontational Your Divorce Will Be

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Divorce Resolution Continuum By Diana Mercer, Attorney-Mediator, copyright 2013   The decision to divorce is followed by a number of choices for how a case might be filed and later…

Read More →

Why You Should Come to This Collaborative Training

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Streamlined Collaborative Practice Protocols Training June 6-8, 2013 Skirball Center Los Angeles, CA The Marina Collaborative Divorce Practice Group along with Co-Sponsor, the Southern California Mediation Association, are excited to…

Read More →

Personal Property and Divorce: Consignment Offers Solutions

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Personal Property and Divorce:  Family Focused Consignment Offers Solutions Guest Blog By Mark A. Roger Proprietor; Backroom @ WestClay Divorce brings with it upheaval and turmoil; navigating the dissolution of…

Read More →

Uncontested Divorce California

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Uncontested Divorce in California is becoming more and more common.  As more people embrace the idea of mediation, collaborative divorce, and even settling things themselves without going to court, more…

Read More →

Mediate! Don’t Litigate.

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

There are huge advantages when you mediate your divorce, family law, custody, child support, alimony, spousal support or modification.  If you’ve spent any time at all on our web site,…

Read More →

Uncontested Divorce California Style, Part 2

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

The path to uncontested divorce in California, or anywhere else, is not always an easy one. Let’s face it, the thought of divorce can be pretty upsetting, scary, sad and…

Read More →

Divorce Strategy?

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

An accountant is helping one of our clients with some of the required financial documents for the divorce.  “I don’t want to ruin your strategy,” he says, “but I really…

Read More →

Divorce in California

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

California has its own personality with divorce.  One of only 9 states that follows Community Property law, California seems intent on doing things its own way. But a divorce in…

Read More →

Mediation vs. Litigation

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

More and more people are choosing mediation rather than litigation.  Why it has taken so long to catch on, when the benefits of mediation are obvious, is beyond me, but…

Read More →

Divorce Threats: I’ll See You in Court!

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

There’s often a lot of grandstanding in divorce court proceedings. A lot of people say, “I’ll see you in court!” not knowing exactly what that means.  In the moment, they don’t…

Read More →

What Causes Divorce?

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Causes of Divorce  “Seriously?  You want to end this?  You want a divorce?  I mean, I know we’ve had problems.  I’ve tried to change.  I’ll be better.  Is this really…

Read More →

Cost of Divorce: Cost of Staying Together

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Putting a price on sanity? There have been so many articles on people who aren’t getting divorced because they “can’t afford it” that it’s making me a little alarmed. The…

Read More →

California Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Divorce in California Divorce law varies state-to-state, and California has the distinction of being one of 9 states that have enacted a Community Property law. As a divorce lawyer in…

Read More →

Mediation is the New and Improved Litigation

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Well, there’s really no improvements on divorce and custody litigation. But mediation is definitely a better way to go.

Read More →

Creating a Good Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

I know it’s an oxymoron:

Read More →

Is Divorce Failure?

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Family Mediation and Failure Many clients have told me that they viewed getting divorced as a their greatest failure as an adult.

Read More →

Divorce: Kids and Custody

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Kids and Custody Do you remember being a kid?

Read More →

Cause of Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

What Causes Divorce? When thinking about how marriages end, people often look towards distinct events like affairs or money-related problems.  What we’ve found in our 20+ years of experience is…

Read More →

Los Angeles Superior Court Update: Budget Cuts

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

I went to a meeting today with the Honorable Thomas Trent Lewis at the Los Angeles Superior Court. He wanted to update the family law bar, forensic accountants, and custody…

Read More →

Insider Divorce Advice

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Divorce Advice I Give My Friends I’ve been a divorce attorney for 24 years (youthful appearance notwithstanding).  As yo might guess, every single one of my friends (including Facebook friends)…

Read More →

TopTips for Choosing your Divorce Mediation Attorney

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Choosing the right mediator is important. You’re going to be talking with your mediator about everything you care anything about in the entire world:  Your future, your kids, your home, your job…..and…

Read More →

Uncontested Divorce: California Guide

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

You Want an Uncontested Divorce….but how do you get there? The concept of divorce mediation is relatively new, but recently it has been getting a lot more attention.  Especially in…

Read More →

Parental Alientation and Divorce Mediation

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

I get asked a lot about Child Custody.  It’s not surprising, since a parent’s love for their children is bigger than any financial settlement.  Oftentimes, a parent feels that getting…

Read More →

Mediate Family Law, Don’t Litigate!

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Here at Peace Talks, we love Mediation.  If you’ve spent any time looking through our site and blog posts, you know that already.  It’s an easy sell, because, to us,…

Read More →

Family Law Mediation Success

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Eleven years ago, I traded in my fancy shmancy car for a used Honda Accord.  It wasn’t just a symbolic act; I knew I was going to need the money…

Read More →

Divorce Strategy and Divorce Mediation

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” That’s a quote attributed to Alexander Graham Bell and couldn’t be more true today. As a divorce attorney, you’re preparation is…

Read More →

Divorce Mediation: Mediator Styles

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

I have a 25 hour beginning family law mediation course on DVD which I sell on my web site and Amazon.com. As a result, I get questions about how to…

Read More →

Why Your Kids Will Thank You for Mediating Your Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Why Your Kids will Thank you for Mediating By Alan Brady, guest blogger   Finding a way to share custody of childrenafter a divorce can be an incredibly difficult task.…

Read More →

Choose How Confrontational Your Divorce Will Be

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Divorce Resolution Continuum By Diana Mercer, Attorney-Mediator, copyright 2013   The decision to divorce is followed by a number of choices for how a case might be filed and later…

Read More →

Streamlined Collaborative Practice Protocols Training June 6-8, 2013

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Streamlined Collaborative Practice Protocols Training June 6-8, 2013 Skirball Center Los Angeles, CA   I’ve had a few people ask if it’s “worth it” to come to the Streamlined Collaborative…

Read More →

Why This Collaborative Training is Different

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Streamlined Collaborative Practice Protocols Training June 6-8, 2013 Skirball Center Los Angeles, CA The Marina Collaborative Divorce Practice Group along with Co-Sponsor, the Southern California Mediation Association, are excited to…

Read More →

Why You Should Come to This Collaborative Training

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Streamlined Collaborative Practice Protocols Training June 6-8, 2013 Skirball Center Los Angeles, CA The Marina Collaborative Divorce Practice Group along with Co-Sponsor, the Southern California Mediation Association, are excited to…

Read More →

Personal Property and Divorce: Consignment Offers Solutions

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Personal Property and Divorce: Family Focused Consignment Offers Solutions Guest Blog By Mark A. Roger Proprietor; Backroom @ WestClay Divorce brings with it upheaval and turmoil; navigating the dissolution of…

Read More →

Creating a Good Divorce

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

I know. It’s an oxymoron–nobody wants a divorce to begin with, so how could a divorce be good? There are a lot of ways to make the best of the…

Read More →

TopTips for Choosing your Divorce Mediation Attorney

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

Choosing the right mediator is important. You’re going to be talking with your mediator about everything you care anything about in the entire world: Your future, your kids, your home,…

Read More →

Divorce That Works

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

  If you’re reading this, you’re probably not in such a good place right now.  However it happens, realizing that your marriage doesn’t make you happy and that something has…

Read More →

Review: HBO’s “Don’t Divorce Me”

By peacetalkadmin | July 25, 2013

REVIEW: HBO’s DON’T DIVORCE ME Review by Janae Monroe Peace Talks Mediation Services peace-talks.com Divorce is difficult for everyone involved, especially the children. While parents intend to put their children…

Read More →

End of Life Decisions

By peacetalkadmin | May 21, 2009

My mother is dying of cancer. Yes, this is Diana Mercer, founder of Peace Talks Mediation Services, Inc., talking. She’s had cancer for 10 years but has been mercifully symptom-free.…

Read More →

It’s wedding season. Time for a prenup?

By peacetalkadmin | May 21, 2009

Yes, I know, most people don’t think prenups are particularly romantic. But when you think about it, is it romantic to fight about money, how to raise children, or to…

Read More →

Categories