Mediation Services
for Men
and Women
Mediation is an informal process in which a trained
third party acts as a facilitator to help parties reach agreements and or
resolve disputes. Mediation is quick, private and relatively inexpensive. The
process of Mediation can help to preserve relationships between the parties by
avoiding impasse and acrimony, often created by litigation.
If you are divorcing and have minor children (under the age of 18 yrs.) you
will need a Joint Parenting Agreement, or JPA, as part of your dissolution of
marriage legal document. Making decisions about co-parenting and the future of
your children is made much easier when you can mediate your agreement.
Although, after divorce, you will no longer be partners, you will always be
your children's parents. Being able to sit down with a Mediator to create your
Joint Parenting Agreement is a great way to transition into the new family
structure. Cooperation and respect in this process, paves the way for smoother
roads ahead.
As a trained Mediator, I can assist you with creating your Joint Parenting
Agreement. Often, attorneys will refer couples to Mediators for this part of
the divorce process or couples can choose, on their own, to proceed in this
manner to create their own, personalized and customized JPA.
I will also work with an attorney and Co-Mediate the Marital Settlement
Agreement, MSA, which is the other necessary component of your Dissolution of
Marriage legal document. The MSA covers the division of assets, child support,
spousal support and any other financial matters/decisions. Having Co-Mediators
offers unique benefits. If we mediate both the MSA and the JPA, you will be
given what is called a Memorandum of Understanding, or a MOU. The MOU is what
you bring to an attorney, who will then create the legal document necessary to
present to the court and the Judge, in order to procure your Dissolution of
Marriage Document….legal divorce papers.
Your Mediator Serves as…….
- Facilitator of Communication
- Educator
- Catalyst for Change
- Resource
- Neutral 3rd Party
- Process Manager
- Consultant
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