Mediation and Other Strategies to Negotiate a Resolution

• Author: Brian A. Schnurr
• Pages: 429-442

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Mediation and Other Strategies to

NegotiateaResolution

BrianASchnurrCS*

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Whileanyformofestateandtrustdisputecanbeverycomplexandpro-

vokeextremeemotiononthepartofthe litigantsnonematchesthedif-

cultiesand emotionalwear andtearof disputesinvolvingal legations

oflackof testamentary capacity and undueinuence Predominantly

theset ypesofdi sputesrelatetoq uestionsofthe validityof gismade

byanindividualduringhislifetimeorthevalidityofpowersofaorney

orwillsThemaersa remademorediculttoresolveduetothenum-

ber ofparties who becomeinvolved witht heissues including family

membersaswell aspublicauthoritiessuch asthePublic Guardianand

TrusteeandOceof theChildrensLawyerwhich arerequiredto rep-

resent charities minor ch ildren etc Of course the complexity of the

issuesdepthofemotionandpotentiallylargenumberoflitigantstrans-

latesinto extremelyex pensivelitigation ifthe maeris taken through

thecou rtsystem Thispaper isa discussion ofother options available

toaempt to resolvethe issues withoutt henecessit yof pursuing the

expensiveandcumbersomelitigationprocess

* Of Schnurr K irsh Schnurr Oelbaum Tator LLP.