
Mediation in Conflicts Over Animals with Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton
Though you may not like your ex all that much, your pet doesn’t harbor the same resentment. Yet our companion animals often get caught in the middle and end up being used as bargaining chips in a divorce settlement that doesn’t serve the people or the pets involved. Rather than taking the fight to court, where pets are viewed as property, mediation serves as a more appropriate alternative—an alternative that allows both parties to be a part of a solution-oriented discussion around conflicts over animals. Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton is a conflict coach, mediator and principal attorney with…
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