Divorce mediation offers a vastly more affordable, practical, and saner approach than litigation for ending a marriage. Through interest-based negotiation, the divorce mediator, a neutral third party, facilitates discussions between you and your spouse to reach a settlement that meets your needs and goals. The mediator does not make substantive decisions...
Category: Mediation
Mediation Myths and Facts
If you are getting divorced or have another family law issue such as contempt or modification of custody, parenting time, child support, or alimony, you may think mediation can’t work for you and that your only option is going to court, or your case is already in court. The following facts may...
Preparing for Divorce Mediation
Even when you and your spouse are amicable, the divorce process can be emotionally and financially challenging. Mediation can help you better navigate through this difficult time for many reasons. It is much faster than going to court in a contested divorce, which can take years, it is far less costly when...
Divorce in the Time of the Coronavirus
Filing for a contested divorce in Probate and Family Court during the best of times is time consuming, expensive, and stressful. With the onset of COVID-19, AKA Coronavirus, we are suddenly living in a time of great fear and uncertainty. Ordinary life has come to a grinding halt. On March 18, 2020,...
Expert Assistance-When It Might Be Wise To Seek The Help of a CDFA or Other Financial Professional in Family Mediation.
You and your spouse have chosen to mediate your divorce because you wish to avoid the expense, acrimony, and publicity of litigation. You may hire an attorney-mediator who can assist your negotiation, educate you about the law, and draft your separation agreement in a streamlined process. Or you...
Moving Towards A Better Way
Observations on transforming a litigation-based family law practice to one focused on alternative dispute resolution.
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As an advocate and litigator, although I have always enjoyed spirited legal argument, I have been fundamentally troubled by negative aspects of civil and family law litigation that sometimes can occur:...
Why You Still Need A Lawyer When You Mediate Your Divorce
Having independent counsel will help you be sure that your agreement is fair, complete, and enforceable.
You and your spouse/ex-spouse have made the rational decision to mediate your divorce or modification to avoid the cost, stress, loss of privacy, and uncertainty of litigation. You think you agree on the major...
