What is divorce mediation?
Mediation is an option when both parties are willing to work together to resolve the issues involved in the dissolution process. Mediation can resolve all issues, including custody, support, division of property and obligations. Mediation is less expensive than litigation and is less stressful. Mediation allows the parties to structure their agreement to meet their needs and the needs of their children.
When a divorce is litigated, not only does it take longer, it is much more expensive and a total stranger (the judge) makes the decisions regarding you and your children's future. A judge hears hundreds of divorce cases a month and the time needed to fully understand the situation is just not available. You can structure any agreement (within legal limits) that suits your situation and the court will approve it.
Mediation encourages the parties to look toward the future and not the past. It saves the emotional battle that occurs during litigation.