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Breaking Up Without Breaking the Bank
By MaryPilon, Wall Street Journal  -  9/2/2010

Breaking up is always hard to do. In the worst economic downturn most of us have ever lived through, it can be downright excruciating. Plummeting home values, sagging investments, job worries and exploding college and health-care costs have made parti
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New TV Series Seeks Mediation Participants for Pilot
Press Release  -  8/31/2010

Original Media, producers of Emmy award winning shows, is seeking families to participate in new Pilot, to air on a top cable network, in which their Estate issues may be resolved with the help of a Mediator.
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NYSDRA eNews September 2010
NYSDRA  -  8/31/2010

Web edition of eNews for September 2010.
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China Adopts First Ever Mediation Law
Xinhuanet  -  8/30/2010

The National People's Congress Standing Committee adopted the country's first mediation law during the weekend and it will take effect on Jan 1 next year. This marks a milestone in the development of the country's mediation system in its role in settli
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Cardozo to Offer Dispute Resolution & Advocacy LL.M.
Cardozo School of Law  -  8/25/2010

Lawyers now have another training alternative.
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FESCO to mediate in labor disputes
By Yan Shuang  -  8/24/2010

It appears that growing labor unrest in China is causing them to look at mediation as a possible solution.
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Divorce is costly. The settlement need not be.
By David A. Hoffman, The Christian Science Monitor  -  8/2/2010

In the mediated divorce cases, the combined cost for both parties for legal fees and mediation fees was $15,671. In the litigated cases, the data showed a median cost for legal fees that was ten times higher – a breathtaking $155,492. The combined cost fo
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NYSDRA eNews 25th Anniversary Special Edition
NYSDRA  -  11/25/2009

NYSDRA celebrates its 25th Anniversary in 2010 and we want you to join the celebration! Here are a few ways you can get involved today.
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