People who have litigated a divorce have described the experience as "a nightmare", "dehumanizing", and "unjust". A major complaint is the amount of control attorneys and the courts have over significant, personal and long-term decisions. If your goal is to remain amicable and avoid the inevitable hostility of an adversarial process, then mediation is your best option. Through mediation, you remain in control of all decisions and your mediator assists you in negotiations based on your desires and concerns and the needs and interests of your children.
Benefits of Mediation:
Reach Agreement on all issues in a matter of weeks
Save Substantial Time and Money
Mediator is neutral third party
Can be win-win situation for both parties
Divorcing Couples work out agreements between themselves
Preserves the good will and amicability in relationships
Supportive and confidential environment
spares children the pain of a litigated divorce
Mediation is a flexible process
Costs 5%-10% on average of an attorney and/or litigated divorce
How long the mediation process takes depends on YOU, not on your attorney or the courts
Follow-through on agreements is much more likely
Why Not Lawyers and Courts ?
Can cost thousands of dollars including the loss of life savings
Judges impose decisions without getting to know what is important to each party
Often a lose-lose situation for both parties
Can take 1-3 years or longer on average
Backlog in courts and motions are required to be filed for each issue
Eradicates the good will between parties and destroys families
Inflexible process bogged down by legal protocols that guide lawyers and courts
Lack of confidentiality
Emotionally painful
Often parties do not follow-through on agreements
Benefits of Mediation
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