Erickson Mediation Institute
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44 Hour Divorce
Mediaton Training

MPLS, MN
May 12-16, 2008 or
October 20-24, 2008
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Mediation Seminars
EMI offers mediation seminars and ADR training programs which teach techniques of conflict resolution. .

In Minnesota “mediation certification” is technically accomplished when the applicant becomes “Qualified as neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice.”

EMI’s certified divorce mediation training programs are approved by the Association for Conflict Resolution.”

Legal Separation
Legal separation is a precursor to both divorce and reconciliation.

A marital separation agreement, while similar to divorce papers, leaves the door open to reconciliation after the couple has had some time apart.

Erickson Mediation Institute
3600 American Blvd West,
Suite 530
Minneapolis, MN 55431
Phone: (952) 835-3688 emi@ericksonmediation.com

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Divorce Mediation Minnesota
            Divorce is a serious matter. Perhaps you face critical decisions about separation, child support, custody, parenting time (visitation) spousal maintenance (alimony) and dividing your property. Mediation helps you to close the marital relationship as amicably as possible, put the past behind, facilitate a more peaceful separation and concentrate on the future.
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Conflict Resolution
You may have been advised to contact a mediator by a divorce attorney. Maybe the Court has ordered you to try family mediation. Perhaps a trusted friend has guided you to this moment. Regardless of the road traveled, divorce mediation is about conflict resolution. Divorce can be less fearful and uncertain when you and your spouse can make well-informed creative decisions. You “attack” the problem, not each other. Together you negotiate a fair solution that will work for both of you in the future.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a conflict resolution technique which can help you avoid the emotional and financial cost of divorce court. In MN mediation is a form of ADR that uses a neutral third party to facilitate an agreement to solve disputes which can include child support, parenting time, custody, separation, and property division.

Erickson Mediation Institute
Erickson Mediation Institute (EMI) was founded in 1977 in Minnesota and is the first divorce mediation service in the Midwest. EMI offers a tradition of success and stability and is one of the largest private, fulltime and full-service mediation firms in the state. .

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Couple Mediating

Child Custody
Child custody laws regarding joint or sole custody arouse more emotions and fear, in mothers and fathers alike, than nearly all other family law disputes combined. What are visitation rights? How do we handle the physical custody decision? How do our decisions affect child support?
EMI mediators help you to be more cooperative so the task becomes building a parenting plan and sharing the costs of the kids rather than who wins the custody contest.

Minnesota child support guidelines
Minnesota child support guidelines are complex and subject to court interpretation. Yet, all child support issues can be better negotiated in mediation. A Minnesota divorce attorney can advise you as to your legal rights if you go to court. A mediator can help you both agree on a fair settlement.

MN statute 518C, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, outlines our state’s social policy about child support. In divorce mediation the family mediator can help you plot a course traversing mutual needs against the backdrop of your reality.


 

News & Events

Free open forum for divorce questions April 12 or May 10, 2008

Erickson Mediation Institute opens office in Shakopee

Marilyn McKnight is president of ACR

Join a co-parenting education group

Carol Stenback joins Erickson Mediation Institute

Attend divorce education classes in Apple Valley and Bloomington

Train to be a mediator
NEXT TRAINING: MAY 12-16, 2008
EMI offers MN Supreme Court rule 114 certified mediation training sessions. Our next 40-hour divorce mediation training will be May 12-16, 2008. For more information, Sign up Now

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