Divorce can be shattering, causing your life to break into many pieces.  However, with divorce you are given the chance to put those pieces of your life back together in the way that you want.  Divorce mediation can help you to put the pieces of your life back together and help you to move forward with your life beyond divorce.  How?

  1. In mediation, you take control over your divorce settlement.  You have a primary say in how things are resolved.  Unlike litigation, where a judge issues orders that you don’t have control over, mediation allows you to craft an agreement that you believe is best for you and your children.
  2. Mediation helps to lower the hostility and tension that may exist with your ex-spouse by having your discussions guided by a neutral, third-party mediator.
  3. Mediation is confidential, keeping your life and the messiness of your divorce out of the public view.
  4. Mediation helps you to save significant time by resolving your case promptly rather than the many months to years that it takes at the courthouse.  Litigating a multi-year divorce that requires many days spent in a tense, adversarial courthouse with your ex-spouse does not help you to put the pieces of your life back together in the way that you want.
  5. In mediation, you learn better ways of communicating with your ex-spouse.  It provides a forum that is controlled by a neutral mediator where you can express yourself, your wishes, needs, and concerns and, most importantly, provides a chance to be heard.
  6. In mediation, you learn constructive ways to resolve disagreements with your ex-spouse that can be applied in the future once the case is finalized.
  7. Mediation helps save you significant amounts of money when compared to the cost of courtroom litigation.  Starting your new life post-divorce with significantly more funds at your disposal is a critical component of being able to build a new life.