Open Space Mediation Blog

"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser — in fees, expenses, and waste of time." Abe LincolnAll too often, divorce proceedings are driven more by the lawyers than...

Mediation is a resolution process recognized by the courts as an effective and rewarding alternative to litigation. Mediation is different than binding arbitration. Arbitration is allowing a neutral third party, often a judge or a lawyer, to decide a conflict with no...

With many schools going online for the 2020-2021 academic year, parents are looking for creative educational alternatives for their children. The “pod” (or pandemic pod, or learning pod, or micro school) is a small group of students learning together for academic,...

Manage Conflict at Home During Covid-19 If stress at home is overwhelming, there are some Fort Collins resources to help families in crisis manage conflict at home during Covid-19. Since Stay at Home and Safer at Home directives went into effect, domestic abuse has...

Fort Collins Mediator's Recommendation If stay-at-home orders have put a strain on your home life, you are not alone. Tensions at home brought on by enforced proximity combined with financial stress and increased anxieties due to the COVID-19 pandemic are resulting in...

It's Effective – More than 75% of mediations result in long-term resolutions with mutual satisfaction and a high rate of compliance. Because both parties are actively involved, they have a higher commitment to upholding the settlement than people who have a judge...

People are idiots, marriage is dumb, and you’re all going to end up getting divorced eventually If you get married, chances are you probably also going to get divorced. If you get married more than once, those chances go up.If you think I’m just being negative, here...