DIVORCE MEDIATION
Mediation provides forward-looking conflict resolution, creating customized solutions that meet the needs of your family and help you plan for a new future.
Is Mediation Right for You?
Mediation works for parties who want to reach an agreement without going to court, and who are willing to commit to a good faith effort to do so. Both parties must be willing to share relevant information and to communicate with each other in the process. Even very complicated issues can be resolved through mediation, and outside professionals (such as valuation experts, tax professionals, or parenting specialists) can be brought in to provide additional expertise as needed.
All mediation sessions are currently conducted via zoom videoconference.
COUPLES MEDIATION
Couples Mediation (also known as "marriage mediation" and "mediation to stay married") is an emerging and exciting area of mediation that gives couples practical tools in how to save a marriage from divorce. It addresses couples who are having problems, but who wish to stay married.
I have often asked myself if I could have helped a divorcing couple through mediation a year or two earlier, when the couple was struggling but was not yet giving up on their marriage.
Couples mediation could be right for you if:
- you are interested in avoiding divorce;
- you are having marital problems;
- you are committed to each other and want to stay married;
- you wish to reconcile but are struggling with issues that they cannot seem to resolve.
In a series of marital mediation sessions, the couples identify their presenting issues. The neutral marriage mediator listens, observes their interactions, and provides input. Marriage mediators can see patterns of misunderstandings, miscommunication, and assumptions between the couples that the couple themselves cannot see. In an open and honest way, I hope to use these observations to work with your to improve your communications.
Throughout the marital mediation process, many issues may be discussed including:
- Avoiding Divorce
- Marriage Reconciliation
- Couples Mediation vs. Marital Counseling
- Postnuptial Agreements
