Arline Kardasis

Arline Kardasis specializes in mediating adult family conflicts and trains mediators from around the world in this burgeoning practice area. She is a founding partner at Elder Decisions, a division of Agreement Resources, LLC, in Norwood, Massachusetts, where she mediates family disputes related to eldercare, senior residence decisions, family property and estate matters.

Mom Always Liked You Best: A Guide for Resolving Family Feuds, Inheritance Battles & Eldercare Crises was co-authored by the four partners at Elder Decisions. In this book, written for and about adult siblings, they share stories and experiences from their work with families around the country. They provide tools, tips and insights to help this generation breakthrough from impasse to collaboration in order to make the important decisions that have been causing distress and discord - and often imperiling the well being of elderly parents.

As a recognized expert in this field, Arline has designed and delivered advanced trainings in the field of "elder" (adult family) mediation for professionals from around the United States and beyond. She has delivered workshops, seminars and trainings in a broad spectrum of settings, including: Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, the Sino-U.S. Judicial Mediation Exchange Program, the Judges’ Institute at the Connecticut Probate Assembly, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA),and the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR). Now families like yours can benefit from her knowledge and experience and find new ways to communicate and make decisions together - if not now, when?