Tag: Divorce Mediation
Transforming Divorce Challenges into Opportunities with Katie Greeley (Ep. 16)

Transforming Divorce Challenges into Opportunities with Katie Greeley (Ep. 16)

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Are you navigating a divorce and wondering how to protect your financial future?

Gabrielle Clemens, JD, LLM, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Accredited Estate Planner, sits down with Katie Greeley, Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP), who shares insights on the unique challenges of managing mortgages during divorce.

Discover why having a certified divorce lending professional on your team is critical when navigating the complexities of keeping or refinancing your home post-divorce. 

Gabrielle and Katie break down the importance of understanding family law’s impact on mortgage decisions, and how to strategically plan for securing your housing future.

Key Insights:

  • Key considerations for home buyouts and refinancing options [00:07:48]
  • The significance of mortgage assumption in divorce [00:11:42]
  • How to handle joint mortgage obligations when separating [00:15:20]
  • Takeaways for individuals seeking to maintain or acquire new housing post-divorce [00:26:55]

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About Our Guest:

Katie Greeley is an experienced mortgage professional with a background in project management and financial services. She brings a well-rounded perspective to her clients. She holds a B.A. from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst and an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.

Active in Greater Boston’s real estate and mortgage communities, Katie specializes in guiding clients through major life transitions such as divorce, loss of a spouse, or relocation. She also helps integrate mortgage financing into broader financial plans, working with everyone from first-time homebuyers to seasoned investors.

Katie focuses on education, communication, and preparation to ensure a smooth, stress-free financing process.

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Building a Better Post-Divorce Relationship with Ben Stich (Ep. 14)

Building a Better Post-Divorce Relationship with Ben Stich (Ep. 14)

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What makes mediation a powerful tool in resolving high-conflict divorces? 

Gabrielle Clemens, JD, LLM, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Accredited Estate Planner, chats with Ben Stich, a seasoned divorce mediator who specializes in high-conflict situations. 

Together, they uncover the transformative power of mediation, showing how it brings calm and clarity to even the most challenging divorces. Ben shares his journey from social work to mediation, offering unique insights into using effective communication and understanding to help couples work through their differences. 

This episode’s discussion highlights include:

  • The surprising role of social work skills in mediation
  • Understanding high-conflict dynamics and how mediation can help
  • The structure of a mediation process and its benefits
  • How mediation saves time and money compared to litigation
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

Ben is a divorce, co-parenting and family mediator. After years working with families as a social worker, Ben fell in love with mediation after taking a training in 2009 and his mediation journey led him to establish Mediation and Family Services in 2014. He has since mediated hundreds of divorces and family disputes helping families stay in control of their decisions while saving time, money, and heartache. Ben is also a Divorce Coach for divorces following the Collaborative Law model.

In addition to mediation and collaborative law, Ben is an Instructor for William James College’s High Conflict Co-Parenting Program, trains Collaborative Problem Solving for MGH Psychiatry’s Think Kids program, and is on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. Ben regularly presents workshops on mediation, divorce, advanced divorce mediation training for mediators, how therapists can support divorcing clients, and more.

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Karen Argetsinger on Navigating Divorce With a Narcissist (Ep. 12)

Karen Argetsinger on Navigating Divorce With a Narcissist (Ep. 12)

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How do you navigate divorce effectively with a narcissistic spouse? 

Join Gabrielle Clemens, JD, LLM, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, and Accredited Estate Planner, and guest Karen Argetsinger, an attorney and divorce mediator, as they unravel strategies to empower you through divorce mediation, helping ensure a controlled and cooperative resolution.

Together, they share ways to help navigate this difficult terrain with strategies tailored for challenging personalities, including the innovative shuttle mediation approach. 

This episode provides actionable insights on divorce mediation, handling narcissistic spouses, and achieving peace through strategic planning!

Key talking points include:

  • The benefits of mediation over litigation, especially when dealing with narcissism
  • The effectiveness of shuttle mediation to maintain control and ensure a fair process
  • Real-life examples of resolving conflicts even in complex situations
  • Gaining confidence in setting up a supportive team to navigate challenging divorce dynamics
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

Karen Argetsinger is a mediator and collaborative attorney concentrating her practice on Family, Probate, Health, Employment, and Elder Law. Karen has over 20 years of legal background which included law firm experience at Hale and Dorr, LLP (currently Wilmer Hale) and Warner & Stackpole, LLP (currently Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP) along with experience as a law clerk and independent consultant. She was a judicial intern for over a year with the United States District Court Magistrate, Honorable Judith Dein.

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