Posts Tagged ‘mediation process’
How Mediation Can Help You Avoid 7 Big Financial Divorce Mistakes
Eric Sandberg wrote, “Seven Big Post-Divorce Money Mistakes” for Fox Business. The following are the ways mediation can help you avoid those mistakes. 1. If your mortgage or credit card is in both parties’ names, then your lender will sue both of you if it’s not paid. Your Agreement should address which of you will…
Read MoreThe New Generation – A Friendly Divorce is Not an Oxymoron
The current generation of young couples, Generation X, is the generation of children of divorced parents. Increasingly, these young couples are making different choices as the generation who come from divorced parents. They want to do better or somehow not make the same mistakes their parents made. When I was doing research for another blog…
Read MoreThe 5 Do’s and Don’ts of Divorce
DIVORCE DO’S Get educated—empower yourself to make your own decisions. Stay focused on what’s important. Don’t spend thousands to save $100. Be generous with your actions and decisions regarding your children. If you are flexible and reasonable, you will get through this difficult stage of your life and begin to transition into your next chapter. Eventually…
Read MoreHow Much Does Divorce Mediation Cost?
The cost of divorce mediation varies depending on the circumstances and the complexity of the case. I can tell you, however, with absolute certainty that the mediation process costs significantly less than litigation. Mediation is the most cost efficient method to work through your legal divorce issues. There is more than one model that divorce…
Read MoreDuration of Divorce Mediation Process
I am often asked how long the process of divorce mediation takes. There are many different models of divorce mediation. Many mediators use the same hourly billing method that traditional attorneys use. The problem with that from a time line perspective is that the case can drag on for an indeterminable period of time similar…
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