Why Choose Mediation?

Divorce does not have to be adversarial. Supplied with the right information and guidance, you can negotiate your own divorce.  Divorce mediation is a process where, instead of hiring separate attorneys, a couple wanting to divorce hires a neutral third party – a divorce mediator – to help them communicate effectively and work through the issues in their divorce.  Mediation Matters because the final goal for the divorcing couple is to separate with integrity by being fair and equitable.

COST

Mediation is often much quicker and less expensive than litigation since the divorcing couple won’t be hiring separate lawyers and it often yields better results.

CONTROL

The divorcing couple are in control of the process and are encouraged and guided to be more willing to focus on what is fair and equitable.

CONFIDENTIAL

Mediation is confidential, with no public record of what goes on in your sessions. Going through private mediation instead of public divorce proceedings mean that the divorcing couple will not have an adverse impact on reputations, family, children, friends or business.

CALM

Litigation can provoke anxiety and can even be terrifying to many people. Mediation makes it possible to make good decisions in an environment that is as calm and productive as possible.

CREATIVE

Mediation allows for the divorcing couple to be creative and collaborative with the intentions always being what is fair and equitable for not only the couple but the entire family. The issues decided during mediation are identical to those decided through litigation or any other method including:

• How to divide your property (your home, bank accounts, retirement accounts, pensions, cars, etc.)

• Whether one of you will pay maintenance (alimony) to the other.

• If there are children; how much time you will have with the kids, how decisions will be made, and child support.