Elder Mediation Links

“The act of coming together was a kind of a bonding experience . . . . We realized we really could work through a lot of decisions and challenges.”  (Sarah Burrows, quoted in article Elder Care Choices Revive Sibling Fights, linked below)

The following articles and resources are intended to be helpful for people wanting to learn more about Elder mediation.

Center for Social Gerontology, a “think tank” with many resources related to aging, click HERE

• Mediators Help Families With Tough Choices of Aging (NPR Morning Edition April 2009)
• What is Elder Mediation and Why Is It Useful? (The Complete Lawyer February 2009)
• Mediating Elder-Care Disputes (Wall Street Journal Online March 2008)
• Mediators Save Caregivers’ Relationships (CBS Evening News February 2007)
• Elder Care Choices Revive Sibling Fights (Washington Post January 2007)
• The Caregivers: Sibling Disputes Over Care, CBS Evening News Video
• Mediators Ease Decisions on Elders (Boston Globe December 2006)
• Elder Mediation (Third Age April 2009)
• Elder Decisions in Elder Mediation, Mediate.com
• Tough Elder Decisions: The Mediation Option, Mediate.com
• Elder Mediation: Optimizing Major Family Transitions, Marquette Elder’s Advisor Law Review (PDF posted by mediation service Elder Decisions)
• S.C. Probate Code Section 62-3-912 (mediated agreements regarding division of estates are binding on estate personal representative)
• South Carolina Probate Court Pilot Mediation Project:
  • Supreme court web site: Click HERE
  • S.C. Bar web site: Click HERE

Careful planning helps secure a better future