Sentences with phrase «for helping us reach an agreement»

I thank the Governor, Senator Venditto and our colleagues in the Assembly for helping us reach an agreement on this bill.»

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The plan was supposed to be instrumental in helping the US reach its goals for the Paris climate agreement, which Obama signed with nearly every other country in 2015 but which Trump in June said he would pull the US out of.

The New York Times Company said Monday it had reached an agreement with the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú for a $ 250 million loan intended to help the newspaper company finance its businesses.

The mediator / s help couples resolve the legal and financial issues as well as reach agreement regarding arrangements for the children.

Village of Floral Park Mayor Dominick Longobardi said, «I want to thank Governor Cuomo and his staff as well as the MTA / LIRR for their concern and their efforts in working to reach agreement on the Memorandum of Understanding that will ultimately help ensure that our residences and businesses will be protected as construction moves forward.

David Cameron's negotiation was a valiant final attempt to make it work for Britain - and I want to thank all those elsewhere in Europe who helped him reach an agreement - but the blunt truth, as we know, is that there was not enough flexibility on many important matters for a majority of British voters.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers on Friday reached a final agreement that signs off on $ 168.3 billion in state spending for the coming fiscal year in an agreement that includes disparate issues such as reforming the state's sexual harassment policies to placing a fee on ride hailing vehicles and yellow cabs in Manhattan to help fund mass transit.

On Jan. 15 the UFT was informed by the mediator appointed by the state's Public Employment Relations Board that the city and the Department of Education have refused to take part in mediation designed to help us reach an agreement on a new model for teacher evaluations.

«We appreciate the support and encouragement of Senators Lautenberg and Menendez in reaching an agreement that is good for the taxpayers of New Jersey, but also helps to improve infrastructure in the state,» Secretary LaHood said.

I've been considering using Student Loan Help Today (National Student Loan Relief) to help me reach a settlement agreement for my student loHelp Today (National Student Loan Relief) to help me reach a settlement agreement for my student lohelp me reach a settlement agreement for my student loans.

Whether it's an agreement to discuss purchases over a certain dollar amount for married couples or an understanding that certain restaurants are out of reach for date nights, setting certain boundaries will help to ensure that each person in the relationship feels their voice (and preference) is being heard.

Debt settlement, which is also known as credit settlement or debt negotiation, is a legal process in which a debtor — often, but not always, with the help of a credit counselor — can reach a legal agreement with a creditor to settle their debt for a lesser amount.

In 2011, the Big Five reached a settlement agreement with the Attorney General's Office, agreeing to pay out billions of dollars for the foreclosure crisis mess that they helped get us into.

An expert evaluation will also help family members reach an agreement about what to do that works best for everyone — including the dog.

David Victor, one of the world's leading energy experts, notes: «With a deal this complicated and difficult, the fewer countries you need to reach an agreement, the better the chances are... A well - managed disaster [at Copenhagen] could be as constructive as the collapse of the 1986 Reykjavik summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, which broke down in the final hours yet helped pave the way for later arms control.»

He said the high point of his efforts was the agreement by developing countries, reached at the 2007 conference in Bali, Indonesia, to join in efforts to contain global warming in return for financial and technical help from the wealthy nations.

If you specialize in helping parents reach divorce agreements that are good for their children, you don't want to pay for exposure to unmarried college students.

Attorneys for Aleeha Dudley have reached an agreement with Miami University after the school failed to provide Ms. Dudley with equal and meaningful access to her curriculum to help her attain educational success as a blind student studying zoology.

The client's spouse issued financial proceedings in order to progress the financial settlement and set down a suitable timetable in order for the parties to gather their evidence that they wish to rely upon and help them reach an agreement.

Unlike traditional family law cases, attorneys in the Collaborative model are retained solely for the purpose of helping the clients reach an agreement.

Family Diplomacy: A Collaborative Law Firm can help guide you through an uncontested final hearing for divorce whether (i) you and your spouse have already signed a written agreement and are stuck in judicial bureaucracy, (ii) you need independent advice and wish to have an attorney review a marital settlement agreement and / or parenting plan proposed by your spouse or his / her attorney, (iii) you and your spouse have the outline of an agreement, but you need someone to flesh it out and draft it up, (iv) your goal is to come up with an agreement with your spouse, but this just has not yet happened, (v) you want to reach an agreement via mediation or (vi) you wish to participate in the innovative, team - centric process of Collaborative Divorce.

The Act creates a framework for collaborative family law, which is a private form of dispute resolution where attorneys focus solely on helping clients reach an out - of - court agreement.

Each party has his or her own attorney, and the attorneys are there solely to help the parties reach an agreement that is tailored for that family.

They will try to help parents listen to what the child has to say and explore whether it is possible to reach an agreement that is safe for the child and meets the child's needs.

COUPLE A Though they haven't filed for divorce yet, Couple A has been separated for a long period of time, have reached informal agreements regarding the division of their property, and have a pretty good handle on spousal and child support; but they need help to flesh out the final details of their divorce.

Family Mediation Service The main features of the Family Mediation Service are as follows: a) The FMS is a free professional and confidential service for couples, married and non-married, who have decided to separate or divorce and who together want to negotiate the terms of their separation or divorce; b) Mediation helps parties reach an agreement that meets their interests and those of their children; and c) The FMS also deals with a small number of cases which involve conflict between other members of a family (e.g. parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren on issues such as wills).

You'll discover how a Collaborative Team will help you reach agreements that benefit you, your children, your partner, your wallet, your sanity and the quality of your co-parenting for years to come.»

New Jersey courts don't want to decide custody issues for you if they don't have to, so the state mandates some procedures to help you try to reach an agreement with your spouse on your own.

Although Divorce Mediation is not therapy, her understanding of the emotional issues that accompany the end of a relationship will help you to stay objectively focused on the process, so that you will be able to reach an agreement which works for the whole family.

The mediator's role, instead, is that of an unbiased, neutral third party who helps you both reach an agreement which is fair and balanced, and one which works for the entire family.

Couples in Oregon can avoid having a judge make decisions for them by reaching their own agreement on how to divide their assets and debts either with or without the help of a mediator.

Collaborative divorce is a private dispute resolution option which requires each spouse to: (i) treat one another respectfully, (ii) be open and honest in his or her financial dealings, (iii) agree to settle things privately and not to engage in courtroom battles, (iv) hire an attorney for the limited purpose of helping the parties reach an agreement which addresses both parties» concerns, (v) utilize a neutral facilitator (which is substantially the same as a mediator except anything said in front of the facilitator may be disclosed to the other spouse), and, (vi) if there are substantial assets and liabilities, engage a neutral financial professional.

In recent years there has been a growing interest in divorce mediation, which is a process for helping divorcing parties reach a settlement agreement in a cooperative manner rather than having them battle it out in court for the judge to decide the issues.

Dr. Pickar helps parents clarify their areas of agreement and disagreement, assists them to resolve areas of conflict, and to consider various options for reaching a parenting plan agreement.

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Jim advocates Collaborative Law as the preferred way for lawyers to help couples reach agreement in difficult cases.

Mediation is an efficient and inexpensive process designed to help people reach the best agreements for them when separating, divorcing, having family disputes, problems at work, complaints with landlords or tenants, and issues with neighbors.

They are only responsible for helping the parties reach an agreement and putting that agreement into writing.

As it grew, Compass Resolution never forgot its roots in Exeter where it has a strong presence among the community, working closely with other family professionals and family support organisations, focused on developing an integrated family support service, centred on helping separating couples and their families to communicate, reach decisions together and agreements for themselves and their children.

That involves both parents meeting together with a mediator (who may or may not be an attorney) who tries to facilitate (help) the parents reach their own agreement on where the children should live throughout the week during the school year, where they should spend their weekend time, which holidays they spend with each parent, and when they get to vacation with each parent, and also when the parents are required to consult with one another to make major decisions involving health care for and education of their children.

We have helped thousands of couples to resolve their own conflict and reach their own agreements for themselves and their families.

I would add that this approach tends to work much better where the family professionals involved all understand each other's role in the process, trust each other and share the common purpose of helping the separating couple to reach their own decisions and a fair agreement for themselves and their children (see FMTuk.com).

Courts and attorneys have employed various alternate dispute resolution techniques for years, beginning with the concept of negotiating and settling issues with an agreement reached between the parties, with the help and guidance of their attorneys.

Family mediation faces some massive challenges if it is to become the dispute resolution process of first choice for most separating and divorcing couplesThese challenges mainly relate to a lack of awareness and understanding about family mediation and how it can help separating and divorcing couples resolve their own issues and reach their own out of court agreements at minimum expenditure.

This simply means that each spouses hires an attorney solely for the purpose of helping them reach a divorce agreement.

Collaborative divorce is a process where each spouse can rely on his or her own attorney for advice, and the attorneys concentrate solely on helping the spouse reach an agreement peacefully, quickly, and outside of court.

However, the attorneys are not there for opposition research or to prepare for trial; rather, they are there solely for the purpose of helping you reach an out - of - court agreement.

The entire focus for the attorneys is helping the spouses respectfully and transparently reach an agreement which peacefully restructures their family.

These professional helpers all work together to help a couple focus not just on reaching a «quick fix» settlement agreement, but on laying a foundation for optimum communications and problem solving during the period of rapid changes a couple can expect after the legal divorce judgment has been entered.

Divorce mediation is a process in which a neutral third person, called a mediator, sits down for a series of meetings with a divorcing couple to help them reach an agreement about things like property, custody, and support.