Mending Fences
Mending Fences is a podcast about dispute resolution and effective ways to communicate and live across differences. Hosts Patrice Brymner and Jennifer Hawthorne are both family mediators and collaborative law attorneys, but their conversations go well beyond family law. They explore the personal, interpersonal, legal, and cultural impact of conflict. Intro/outro: "North Oakland Extasy," by Squadda B
Mending Fences
GUEST: Barbara Nason on Why to Keep Divorces Out of Court
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Patrice Brymner
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Season 1
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Episode 20
Jen and Patrice talk with Attorney/Mediator Barbara Nason about a range of out of court divorce options, including mediation, attorney-assisted negotiation, and conciliation. This conversation covers the benefits of dispute resolution and some of the pitfalls of litigation, including the time, money, and opportunities wasted when attorneys engage in fighting rather than problem solving. After litigating for 20 years, Barbara has spent the last 10 years offering only out of court options, first in her own firm, and now within a larger family law firm.