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Business Startup Negotiation Lessons
About 15 years ago I started a negotiation software company and began a series of some of my most professionally challenging negotiations.


Top Ten Negotiation Mistakes: Part Two
Mistakes happen in negotiation and in life. Our challenge? How to avoid them. Last month I described five common negotiation mistakes. Here


COA Suggest Potential Error for Trial Courts Not to Consider Differences in Cost of Living in Child
It is potential error for a trial court calculating child support not to consider differences in the cost of living, where one parent...


Trial Court’s Grandparent Visitation Order Was Remanded to Develop Specific Findings as Required
Paternal Grandparents sought a visitation order with Grandchild after the death of their son, Grandchild’s father. Following a hearing, the


Trial Court Erred in Finding Mother’s Failure to Communicate with Her Children Was Justified
Mother and Father had two children out of wedlock. Mother had recurring drug problems that resulted in a CHINS investigation. Father...


Do NOT Buy a House with a Friend, Partner or Family Member Without Talking to an Attorney
This article is a result of my recent experience involving unmarried couples purchasing homes together only to end their relationship and...


Top 10 Negotiation Mistakes: Part One
I have a confession to make - despite having spent an enormous amount of time in the last 25 years studying, teaching, and consulting on...


Trial Court Erred in Not Providing for Grandparent’s Visitation
Child was born to parents who had complicated legal and substance abuse problems, and Child was immediately placed in the care of Child’s...


4 Pandemic Negotiation Lessons
4 Pandemic Negotiation Lessons Notes on Negotiation : Â Written by Marty Latz, Latz Negotiation Institute I was shocked and dismayed a...


COA Affirms Denied Relocation – Was Not in Child’s Best Interest
Mother and Father had a relationship in 2015 that resulted in the birth of Child in 2016. Father filed a petition to establish paternity...


COA Affirmed Trial Court’s Denial of Grandparent’s Adoption
Mother and Father had Child together in 2010, but never married. The three lived together in Arizona for an extended period after Child’s...


How to Use "Motivational Interviewing"
I was recently debating a public policy issue with my 15-year-old son, who has recently become enamored with a view quite different from...


COA Remanded Trial Court’s Granting of Grandparent Visitation upon Absence of Particular Findings
Child was born to Mother and Father in 2017. After Child’s birth, Child lived with Mother and Father at the residence of Maternal...
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