Before you call a divorce attorney you should look into mediation services.
Benefits of mediation
I believe mediation is the smarter alternative to dispute resolution because of the substantial savings of time and money that it affords you. In addition, mediation allows you to solve your property, custody, visitation and support issues in a less stressful, private and confidential manner. It is important that your mediator is an experienced family and divorce law attorney who is sensitive to all of the issues surrounding separation and divorce.
I am also a trained collaborative practice divorce attorney. As a collaborative practice attorney I help my clients navigate thier divorce with dignity and to reach a solid Property Settlement and Separation Agreement without litigation.
We would like to answer any questions you might have. All calls are confidential and the phone consultation is free. Call us for a no-cost, confidential consultation today at 716-381-9036 or E-mail us at: michelle@michellebullock.com
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"Mediation, as used in law, is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), is a way of resolving disputes between two or more parties. A third party, the mediator, assists the parties to negotiate their own settlement (facilitative mediation). In some cases, mediators may express a view on what might be a fair or reasonable settlement, generally where all the parties agree that the mediator may do so (evaluative mediation).
Mediation has a structure, timetable and dynamics that "ordinary" negotiation lacks. The process is private and confidential. The presence of the mediator is the key distinguishing feature of the process. There may be no obligation to go to mediation, but in some cases, any settlement agreement signed by the parties to a dispute will be binding on them. Views on the efficacy of mediation vary, but in some jurisdictions, senior members of the judiciary (judges in the Supreme Court) favour the use of mediation. {SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1599420}
Mediators use various techniques to open, or improve, dialogue between disputants, aiming to help the parties reach an agreement (with concrete effects) on the disputed matter. Much depends on the mediator's skill and training. The mediator must be wholly impartial. Disputants may use mediation in a variety of disputes, such as commercial, legal, diplomatic, workplace, community and family matters. A third-party representative may contract and mediate between (say) unions and corporations. When a workers' union goes on strike, a dispute takes place, the parties may agree to a third party to settle a contract or agreement between the union and the corporation ."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediation
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