Divorce & Mediation Resources
On this page you’ll find helpful information to guide you through the mediation and divorce process.
Simply click on the links to the right to find what you’re looking for.
- Individual articles from The Mediator newsletter
- Past full issues of The Mediator newsletter
- Helpful articles from a variety of other sources
- Tools and tips from Michael Becker
Recent Articles from The Mediator
A newsletter written and published by Michael Becker
Remarriage: Combine Finances or Not?
Remarrying couples must decide whether to combine their finances or keep them separate.
Remote Workers May Get Tax Surprise
Remote workers may now owe additional tax to the state where they work remotely.
Connecticut Now Allows Remote Divorce
Connecticut now allows divorcing couples to complete their divorces remotely, without going to court.
Social Media Gives New Meaning to Emotional Contagion
Emotional Contagion, first published in 1994 has new relevance, given the rise of social media.
New Uses for 529 Savings Accounts
Recent tax law changes have expanded the uses for 529 savings accounts.
Millennials Causing Declining Divorce Rates
Millennials divorce at a much lower rate than their Baby Boomer parents, according to a recent study.
The Mediator Newsletter
Summer Fall 2020 Newsletter
- Connecticut Now Allows Remote Divorce
- Remarriage: Combine Finances or Not?
- Remote Workers May Get Tax Surprise
- The 5 Love Languages -- A Review
Fall 2019 Newsletter
- Revised Court Orders in Divorce
- Declining Divorce Rates
- More Uses for 529 Accounts
- Emotional Contagion and Social Media
Fall 2018 Newsletter
- Retirement savings update
- More couples living apart
- Changes coming to alimony taxation
- How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk is an important resource for parents
Helpful Articles
Here you will find a selection of articles, publications and newsletters written by Michael Becker or featuring his practice.
Click on each title below to download a PDF of the article.
Toward a Kinder Gentler Divorce: An Introduction to Mediation
CT Life
Cutting Divorce Costs
Connecticut Magazine
Kids, Parents Can Make Best of Divorce
USA Today
Helping Your Kids Through Your Divorce
County Kids
What to Tell the Kids
County Kids
Using Advisers In Mediation
Using Divorce Mediation
Golden Rules of Coparenting
Family Advocate
Tools & Tips
The 5 Love Languages — A Review
The 5 Love Languages helps committed partners better understand, and love, each other.
Social Media Gives New Meaning to Emotional Contagion
Emotional Contagion, first published in 1994 has new relevance, given the rise of social media.
New Uses for 529 Savings Accounts
Recent tax law changes have expanded the uses for 529 savings accounts.