Can transformative mediation provide an alternate route to a kinder, gentler divorce?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: April 14, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Maja Beckstrom

ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Dan Simon's screen-saver message reads: "It doesn't have to get ugly." The phrase is a mantra for Simon, a 35-year-old law-school graduate and divorce mediator.

Simon hopes to guide couples through a kinder, gentler divorce. He believes soon-to-be-exes can work through their differences and reach agreements on everything from dividing up the house to splitting time with the kids. He thinks they can do it without emotional scars and crushing legal bills.

"The lawyers, God bless them, can't help but try to get their client the ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Can transformative mediation provide an alternate route to a kinder, gentler divorce?
; ...ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Dan Simon's screen-saver message...phrase is a mantra for Simon, a 35-year-old law-school...and divorce mediator. Simon hopes to guide couples...end of the deal, said Simon, who said he works to...there to begin with. Simon's approach, called transformative ...
TRANSFORMATIVE MEDIATION IS HERE TO STAY
; TRANSFORMATIVE MEDIATION IS HERE TO STAY The Promise...popularized the concept of transformative mediation. It was meant to be a wake-...and Transformation What is transformative mediation? There is no single definition...
Bill Simon's campaign theme could be 'I told you so'
; BILL Simon was nearing the end of a long day, having...Politically speaking, that's exactly how Simon feels about the move to recall Gov. Gray Davis, the man who defeated him a year ago when Simon was the Republican nominee for governor...
Simon's personality could be the tool he needs to unseat Gov. Davis.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
; ...Republican candidate for governor, Bill Simon, stood smiling while a television news...candidate replied reassuringly. I am, too. Simon, who walked away with the GOP nomination...Gov. Gray Davis, who has already branded Simon a right-wing extremist. Always polite and...
Sen. Simon consistent: It's never his fault
; It's never his fault. Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.), who is often reluctant to accept...the Democratic presidential nomination, Simon writes about his second-place finish in...that the system should be improved. If Simon had won, presumably there would be no need...
Simon is downbeat about Dukakis bandwagon
; Not so fast. Paul Simon says it ain't over until it's over. Simon is betting that Illinois Democratic voters aren't ready...first-ballot majority, and that's not going to happen," Simon said in a telephone interview. In Tuesday's Illinois primary...
Interview: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel discuss their music and perform
; SCOTT SIMON Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR) 06-12-2004 Interview: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel discuss their music and perform Host: SCOTT SIMON Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM SCOTT SIMON, host: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon...
Illinois Republicans pulling for Simon - to flop
; He's going for broke. U.S. Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.), who may be the most popular political...the 1988 Democratic presidential contest. Simon, 57, is an early favorite to win re-election...punch line. Those Republicans think that Simon can be ousted from the Senate if he finishes...
Simon could have avoided S&L trap
; For Sen. Paul Simon, it was another missed opportunity. In...conference at the Executive House hotel, Simon declared that it was time to get on with...that has been devoid of serious debate, Simon himself has become the central issue. Simon...
PAUL SIMON: BUILT FOR COMFORT
; Sen. Paul Simon's voice is like those big cars Detroit built...election season still lusting for a hero. And Simon has been the candidate who's come the furthest...campaign manager did the video-zapping. And now Simon has hit his own bump in the road. The day...