PROBATE, WILL CONTESTS & ESTATE DISTRIBUTION CONFLICTS

Grieving the death of a loved one is hard enough. Encountering heartfelt disagreements over how the estate of that beloved is divided often evokes many strong emotions. Sometimes a long-nursed dispute comes to a head at such times. Others many question why sudden changes seemed to have surfaced in the will. There’s one thing that is certain, a long, protracted legal battle in the courts almost always reduces the family estate to be divided and increases hostilities between family members.

There is hardly a better way to avoid these unwanted consequences of Estate battles than addressing the concerns through mediation and Collaborative Resolution. It’s more private, faster, and less expensive than litigation. It also helps you participate more in the process and in developing final outcomes.

Accord mediation has years and hundreds of experiences in dealing with wills and estate matters, including estate disputes.


ELDER CARE

Seeing a parent or grandparent move into a care facility is usually a struggle for everyone. Losing independence is not easy. Feeling less connected is another concern. But when the communication of care or the actual care by the facility becomes an issue, things can get ugly quickly.

In such cases, usually there is no time to get on the court’s docket slowed by so many other cases judges have to hear. You need prompt action. Mediation and Collaborative Resolution offer the path of quickest and least expensive resolution, not to mention greater involvement in fixing the problem.


EXPERTS

Estate and Elder Care disputes frequently need the added help that advice and involvement of subject matter experts can lend. Such experts often maximize financial and emotions benefits and reduce present and future costs. Accord mediation also welcomes the participation of lawyers who the disputants may have hired for consultation or representation.

One specific approach has emerged known as Collaborative Practice. For more information about this alternative, see IACP.