Benefits of Divorce Mediation
Save Money
Mediation is a fraction of the cost of traditional litigation. By working things out collaboratively, you avoid an expensive and stressful legal battle in court.
Save Time
Avoid the frustration of unexpected court delays or the stress of court-imposed deadlines. With divorce mediation you set the pace, resulting in a process that you control.
Answers Now
Needs are addressed as they arise, not on the Court’s schedule. Information is exchanged early in the process so you can get right to work coming up with the solution.
Protecting Children
Together, we design a parenting plan that works for your family. You determine your own child custody situation, not the Judge or social worker at the Court.
Privacy
Mediation is confidential and your personal issues are not aired in courtrooms and publicly accessible court files.
Determine Your Own Future
You and your spouse know your situation better than anyone. Mediation allows you to make decisions about your future. The Judge’s role is to accept your agreement instead of making decisions for you.
Creative Solutions
The solutions offered from the court simply don’t work for every family. Mediation allows you to consider the best options and solutions for your family.
Healthier Setting
Going to court is high stress. Mediation replaces the confrontation and escalation of litigation with cooperation and problem solving in a much more calm, supportive and lower stress setting.
Durability
An unhappy spouse in divorce litigation can keep coming back to try to change the outcome. In mediation couples are more accepting of the outcome as they have crafted it themselves.
Divorce vs. Mediation
The Divorce Attorney
The attorney’s role is to represent you and advocate for you through your divorce. This pits one spouse against the other as each side seeks to convince the Judge to make decisions more favorable for each of them. Decision making is at the mercy of the Court’s schedule and availability.
The Divorce Mediator
The mediator’s role is to aid you and your spouse in identifying the issues that must be resolved in the divorce. The mediator provides information and guidance that help you avoid going to court.
- Working for one spouse
- Gives legal advice
- Time/Money spent with filings to convince Judge to make favorable decisions
- Moving case forward reliant on Court availability
- Decision making is shifted to attorneys and ultimately the Judge.
- 2+ Year process to get divorced
- Works for both spouses
- Educates on law and issues
- All time focused on coming up
with solutions. - Case moves at couple’s pace
- All decisions are made by couple
- Average 6 months start to finish
The Divorce Attorney
The attorney’s role is to represent you and advocate for you through your divorce. This pits one spouse against the other as each side seeks to convince the Judge to make decisions more favorable for each of them. Decision making is at the mercy of the Court’s schedule and availability.
- Working for one spouse
- Gives legal advice
- Time/Money spent with filings to convince Judge to make favorable decisions
- Moving case forward reliant on Court availability
- Decision making is shifted to attorneys and ultimately the Judge.
- 2+ Year process to get divorced
The Divorce Mediator
The mediator’s role is to aid you and your spouse in identifying the issues that must be resolved in the divorce. The mediator provides information and guidance that help you avoid going to court.
- Works for both spouses
- Educates on law and issues
- All time focused on coming up with solutions.
- Case moves at couple’s pace
- All decisions are made by couple
- Average 6 months start to finish
Divorce Mediation Cost
The average litigated divorce costs over $17,500 in attorneys fees per spouse and over $23,000 per spouse with children. Mediation starts at just $3,200 combined cost for the couple, over 85% less than traditional divorce litigation.
What would an extra $15,000 look like to you when beginning the next chapter in your life?
The Divorce Mediation Process
Divorce can be complicated, but yours doesn’t have to be. We take care of all the heavy lifting and guide you every step of the way, making it streamlined and simple.
Here’s how it works:
We educate, equip, empower and guide you through the process of divorce by mediation.
We take care of all the heavy lifting and paperwork to formalize your divorce, so you can focus on the things that are important to you as you move on to the next chapter of your life.
You move on with your life with a final divorce decree that holds you each accountable for the divorce terms you fashioned.
The Divorce Mediation Process
Divorce can be complicated, but yours doesn’t have to be. We take care of all the heavy lifting and guide you every step of the way, making it streamlined and simple.
Here’s how it works:
We educate, equip, empower and guide you through the process of divorce by mediation.
We take care of all the heavy lifting and paperwork to formalize your divorce, so you can focus on the things that are important to you as you move on to the next chapter of your life.
You move on with your life with a final divorce decree that holds you each accountable for the divorce terms you fashioned.
How to prepare for divorce mediation
Compare the differences between divorce mediation and divorce litigation and make the best decision for you.
Divorce Mediation Checklist
The more prepared you are as you begin the mediation process, the more efficient and cost effective the process will be. Here are some examples of the paperwork you can gather in advance:
Family Home: Mortgage statement, any valuations, formal or informal
Bank accounts: Bank statements for each account
Vehicles: make, model, miles and blue book values
Retirement: Statements, Plan Descriptions
Debt: Credit card statements, loan statements
Income: Paystubs and last 2 years of tax returns
Divorce Mediation Checklist
The more prepared you are as you begin the mediation process, the more efficient and cost effective the process will be. Here are some examples of the paperwork you can gather in advance: