Check This Out! Episode 070: Mediation, Collaborative Family Law, and Fur
Coats <http://cto.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=217856>
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Playing time: 49:14
Linda W. Chodos <http://users.adelphia.net/%7Eamromchodos/chodoslaw/> joins
me for another lunchcast from Byblos Authentic Lebanese
Restaurant<http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&q=byblos&near=Getzville,+NY&fb=1&latlng=43023485,-78767860,966194668833462688>in
Getzville, NY. Ms. Chodos . A 1993 graduate of the University at
Buffalo Law School practicing family law in Hamburg, New York, Ms. Chodos is
a leader in promoting
mediation<http://users.adelphia.net/%7Eamromchodos/chodoslaw/Aboutmediation.htm>and
collaborative
family law <http://users.adelphia.net/%7Eamromchodos/chodoslaw/AboutCFL.htm>in
western New York. Ms. Chodos is also Director of Western
New York Collaborative Law Professionals,
Ltd<http://www.wnycollaborativelaw.com/>.
and a member of International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
(IACP)<http://www.collaborativepractice.com/>
.
>From Linda's website <http://users.adelphia.net/%7Eamromchodos/chodoslaw/>:
Mediation has been found to benefit people with some or all of the following
concerns:
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I know what is best for me and my family. I don't want the courts to
decide for me.
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I am concerned about the high cost of a divorce.
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I cannot communicate with my spouse.
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I am concerned that my children will suffer.
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I am not sure what constitutes a fair agreement.
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I need more information about what my financial situation will be
following the divorce.
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I need good and accurate legal information.
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I need a plan that provides me with flexibility to deal with future
issues that may arise.
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I don't want to "fight it out" in the courts now or after the divorce.
Collaborative law is a relatively new alternative for achieving a fair
settlement in a separation or divorce. In collaborative law, both parties
retain separate, specially trained lawyers, whose only job is to help them
settle the case. If the process does not succeed, the lawyers must withdraw
and cannot go on to represent their clients against the other party in
court. All participants agree to work together respectfully, honestly, and
in good faith to try to find solutions to both parties' legitimate needs.
Four creative minds work together to devise individualized settlement
scenarios. Neither party can seek court intervention during the
collaborative law process.
Theme Music: T. Nile <http://www.myspace.com/tnile>, Get
Together<http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=5b84486128292e890d99ae0ddf6c2a57>.
(T. Nile's CD, At My Table, is available from Festival
Distribution<http://www.festival.bc.ca/>and CD
Baby <http://cdbaby.com/cd/tnile> and through
iTunes<http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=192637082&s=143441>
.)
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