Therapeutic Post-Nuptial Mediation

Within the context of stepfamilies, issues of inheritance for biological children often emerge. Coming to a mutual agreement in the context of love, loyalty, and commitment, and the varying inherent assumptions and expectations within families often requires a third party experienced at navigating the emotional context. Certainly, the resultant legal document that governs the inheritance requires the services of an attorney to administer the legal process. Therapeutic post-nuptial mediation may be an avenue of preparation for that legal process or an affordable addendum to that process. Therapeutic post-nuptial mediation is the application of human systems analysis and evidenced-based principles of alternative dispute resolution that specifically address resolving disputes in the context of post-nuptial decisions. An understanding and application of brain science is a vital component of therapeutic post-nuptial mediation.