What to Include in a Prenup to Ensure It Will Hold Up in Court
As prenuptial agreements are becoming more popular, you may wonder what sorts of things you can include in the agreement. And how do you ensure the agreement will hold up in court?
A prenuptial agreement, or a prenup, is an agreement between two partners that becomes effective when...
Divorce Mediation with a Business Involved: What You Should Know
Owning a business with or without your spouse brings additional complications you should consider with your divorce. However, these complications make mediation the ideal method for resolving your divorce.
Dorit L. Goikhman, the founder of Off the Record Mediation Services, LLC, is a trained mediator and family law attorney...
How to Bring Up the Subject of a Prenuptial Agreement
Marriage may be about love and commitment, but marriage is also an economic arrangement. Prenuptial agreements, or prenups, are becoming more common to deal with the financial entanglement of marriage.
Prenuptial agreements help couples determine how they want to distribute assets and debts after death or divorce. Thus,...
Is Divorce Mediation Right for You?
Divorce doesn’t have to be a contentious fight. You and your former spouse can disagree about the distribution of assets, debts, or child custody. Still, you can agree to end your marriage amicably. When this is the case, divorce mediation is a less time-consuming and less costly option for you to...
Prenuptial Agreements: What They Can and Cannot Protect
Many couples enter into a prenuptial agreement before beginning their lives together. Because of its transactional nature, some couples may be weary of using a prenuptial agreement.
But prenuptial agreements can provide a firm basis for marriage. They allow spouses to discuss financial concerns before...
The Confident Retirement Podcast
Listen to this informative The Confident Retirement episode with Dori Goikhman about divorce insights.
Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
The Importance of finding your focus.Dorit Goikhman and OTR Mediation Host Reddit AMA
Here at Off the Record Mediation, we hope to do our part in de-mystifying and popularizing the mediation process as an alternative to litigated divorce. We are true believers in mediation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), particularly when it comes to family matters.
Even though divorce mediation is...
What is the #1 Biggest Mistake I see in Mediation?
As a California mediator, the most common mistake that I see parties make in mediation is trying to "win" mediation....
How to Prepare for Divorce Mediation
Preparation is key to a successful outcome in mediation. When I’m advising clients in mediation, I ask them to consider all of the following questions:
1. What does an ideal outcome look like? (if there are...
Featured on Brides.com: 9 Steps to Take When Preparing for Divorce
By Cathy Meyer
Getting a divorce is no small feat. In addition to the emotional process of separating from your spouse, legally ending a marriage comes with mounds of paperwork, division of assets, settling of debts, and navigating a new future. This process can take months however, knowing how to...