THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF DIVORCE MEDIATION

Mediation allows the couple to make the exact same decisions as attorneys would if you gave them the authority to do so. In other words, by mediating your own divorce, you’re cutting out the middle man … and saving a tremendous amount of money, time and keeping control of the process and the final results. Mediation replaces the need for you to hire two complete strangers (lawyers) to conduct a war to resolve the issues involved in your separation or divorce. With the aid of a professional divorce mediator, you make all of the decisions regarding the terms of your divorce.


Statistics clearly show that many couples are choosing to mediate their divorce rather than litigate their divorce. Divorce mediation is growing rapidly and there is a reason for this phenomenal growth. It simply makes sense – from a financial perspective and an emotional perspective.

There are many misconceptions about divorce mediation. Most people think that, in order to get divorced, you have to hire experts (high priced attorneys) to make decisions that can get you the best results. The reality is that there are only three main issues that need to be decided: parenting, support, and division of assets. A qualified divorce mediator can provide you with the information you need to make these decisions and relate that to what the courts require in order to come up with an agreement which is fair and mutually acceptable to both parties.

Studies have shown that many people feel that there is a significant risk in trying to settle these issues without an attorney present. And that is a viable concern. Except that each spouse has protection. And the protection is assured by each spouse hiring their own attorney to advise them. The key word is “advise”.

The real benefits of mediation are that:
(1) you save a lot of money by settling the issues yourselves;

(2) you save a tremendous amount of time and can get on with your lives much faster, and

(3) you are in control of the options and results. And since you have an attorney to advise you and answer any questions you may have, you are both protected from making decisions that may not be in your best interest.

What’s the worst possible outcome of mediation? Even though 90% of mediation clients completely settle all of the issues that need to be resolved in order to get divorced, there are 10% who don’t. What happens to them? The answer is simple. They take the unresolvable issues to their respective attorneys and have them work on resolving them. So what have you lost? Even if you are not able to settle 100% of the issues, mediation reduces the work needed to be done by your attorneys. And therefore saves you a lot of money, time, and aggravation.

 

Call me at 419-626-0055 or 877-626-0055. Located in Sandusky, OH, 1401 Cleveland Road, Sandusky, OH 44870