Parents in the U.S. have almost twice as many conflicts with adult children as families in other Western countries!

Family estrangements don’t have to happen.

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Family disputes get resolved with mediation

How Do Family Conflicts Get Resolved? Families in conflict over an elder’s assets need a space to consider how the conflict could be resolved.

When families to come together out of concern for their elder's well-being, issues of money are often at the root of the family's concerns. Has Mom been moving money around in new ways that don't seem to make sense? Does she have a new friend who she seems to be buying lots of gifts for or paying their way?

Whenever a family comes together to mediate a conflict the willingness to show up to mediate needs to be acknowledged as a brave first step. Each family member who shows a willingness to take a risk and have a conversation has already taken a step towards resolution even before the conversation begins.

Last week we looked at the secret sauce of mediation…the shift that the process is designed to support as parties move off of their hardened positions to identifying the things that are important to them each, their “interests.”