Divorce Mediation
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Benefits of Divorce Mediation:
Kathy Jaffe,
LMSW
The Peaceful Alternative to Litigation
SM
LLC
- The cost is much less than the traditional litigated divorce.
- Both parties are encouraged to speak openly and honestly about their needs and their wants.
- It is future focused.
- It is designed to eliminate the scars of litigation.
- Benefits all members of the family, especially the children.
- The parties negotiate their agreement and control the decision making process.
- The couple works at their own financial and emotional pace.
Divorce Mediation
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Mediation is a voluntary process which encourages disputing parties to communicate and cooperate directly with one another. Throughout the process, the couple will be helped to separate their emotional issues from their financial decisions. Each couple will cover the issues of child support, spousal maintenance [alimony], equitable distribution, which is the division of marital property, parenting arrangements, often called custody and visitation, and other miscellaneous and financial issues, so they can create their own agreement. By creating their own agreement, couples are more likely to comply with its terms than court imposed judgments.
The mediated agreements are written in English so that in the future, either party will be able to look back and recall their thought process as to why they both made a particular decision. Once mediation has been completed each spouse is encouraged to seek the advice of an independent review attorney, if desired. Since the mediated agreements are written in English they must be transposed into legal language, by one attorney, before they are entered into the court and become a legally binding document.
The mediated agreements are written in English so that in the future, either party will be able to look back and recall their thought process as to why they both made a particular decision. Once mediation has been completed each spouse is encouraged to seek the advice of an independent review attorney, if desired. Since the mediated agreements are written in English they must be transposed into legal language, by one attorney, before they are entered into the court and become a legally binding document.