Elder Care Mediation
As baby boomers and millennials and their parents age, they confront new challenges and changes in relationships. Often the old family dynamics lead to conflict within or across generations concerning the care of the aging parents. If the aging parents are on their second marriages, there may be conflict between a step parent and step children or among step-siblings. Add daughters-in-law and sons-in law into the mix, and the situation can be fraught with discord and stress for all concerned.
Mediation is an effective alternative to litigation resolve the matter without the lengthy, expensive legal process that wastes estate assets and exacerbates the grief and pain of loss. I am able to meet with families, either in my office or at the family home, bringing in distant family members by Skype ® or phone, to facilitate these difficult conversations to help everyone work through the issues in a respectful, caring way to achieve resolution and a plan for action.
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Testimonials
The Delta Chi Fraternity at Cornell, and I, personally, have used Ms. Masson's services for a variety of situations over the past decade. We have always been impressed with the professional nature of her advice and the timeliness of the response. We would certainly recommend her services to anyone who needs them.David Weber, Retired
Articles
Divorce Now or Later? Timing Matters!
Changes in the U.S. tax law, effective January 1, 2019, may have significant impacts on the financial consequences of your separation or divorce.
Negotiate in Mediation for What You Need -- And Get It.
Face it: most of us are not very good at asking others for what we need. We tend to come off as either too aggressive or wishy-washy. Moreover, when we’re in conflict, our asking skills tend to deteriorate into either demanding bitchiness or passive-aggressiveness that descends into resentment. Not a good look, on anyone.
But, there’s a way to ask for what you need and to enlist others in giving it to you, by being respectfully assertive. It requires communicating clearly what your needs are, how others’ behavior affects you, and enlists others in satisfying your needs.
Cohabitation Mediation - What I Wish I'd Known Before Moving in Together
Much less planning goes into cohabitation than into a wedding, but it is, in many ways, a bigger legal, financial and emotional step.
Divorce Mediation - The Orange: A Parable About Interest-Based Negotiation
Nick and Nora were separating and couldn’t agree upon who should get the orange. Since there was only one orange, it appeared that the “fair” solution (and the one most likely to be imposed if they were in court) would be for them to slice it in half, and each would get half an orange.