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Divorce Settlement Conference

Providing Divorce Attorneys and their clients with steady neutral guidance to get their cases over the hump to Settlement

Avoiding Trial through creative problem solving.

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What Happens at a Settlement Conference

Settlement Conference mediation provides divorcing couples represented by attorneys an opportunity to accomplish settlement before expending the resources on preparing their case for trial. A neutral perspective from the experienced mediator can often be just what the case needs to get to the finish line.

Attorneys for the couple provide a brief that identifies the issues and proposed solutions to each other and to the mediator.

The mediator reviews the brief and prepares a plan to guide the parties through the issues at the scheduled conference.

The mediator works with the parties, both separately and together, to explore options, provide reality checks, and to work through any sticking points.

Upon settlement the mediator or an assigned attorney will prepare the paperwork to finish the case in lieu of going to trial.

Settlement Conference Costs

Half Day Settlement Conference

Package includes

  • Review of Briefs/Prep for Conference
  • Up to 40 pages per party.
  • Up to 4 hours of Mediation
  • Draft of Memorandum of Agreement

(Neutral drafting of Stipulated Judgment or Marital Settlement Agreement available with additional fees applying.) 

$1,400 package, $700 per Party
Full Day Settlement Conference

Package includes

  • Review of Briefs/Prep for Conference
  • Up to 40 pages per party.
  • Up to 8 hours of Mediation
  • Draft of Memorandum of Agreement

(Neutral drafting of Stipulated Judgment or Marital Settlement Agreement available with additional fees applying.) 

$2,800 package, $1,400 per Party
Hourly

Discount to Standard Mediation Rate to help divorcing couples and their attorneys get their matters settled.  

$350

How To Schedule A Settlement Conference

Scheduling your Settlement Conference is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

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Provide us with the names of the parties, names of counsel, and time frame when you are seeking to schedule.

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We will provide an introductory email with a list of available dates to counsel.

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Contact us to confirm the date and we will provide Zoom link, intake, mediation agreement and credit card authorization forms to secure your date.

connaughton barney038 2x
Practicing Family Law since 1993
Litigating Divorce cases for 28 years
Mediating Divorce cases for 15 years
100+ hours of Mediation training
700+ successful mediations
Settlement Judge on Superior Court Settlement
Panel since 2008.
2017 Recipient of Norby Award
connaughton barney038 2x
Practicing Family Law since 1993
Litigating Divorce cases for 28 years
Mediating Divorce cases for 15 years
100+ hours of Mediation training
700+ successful mediations
Settlement Judge on Superior Court Settlement
Panel since 2008.
2017 Recipient of Norby Award