When your family is in turmoil, your lives should be treated with sensitivity, with respect and with strict confidentiality. We will find a balanced solution to all support, custody and asset/debt division issues of your divorce so that your family can stay out of expensive, lengthy, embarrassing court proceedings. Don't become enemies. Despite divorce, parties can live with respect for, and in cooperation with, one another - for the sake of the family.
Being involved in traditional divorce litigation fosters distrust and controversy. It can take years, with both spouses spending on average between $50,000 and $100,000 each. But with Divorce Mediation, you have control over your divorce as long as you can both be reasonable with one another. Divorce Mediation costs $275 per session. Drafting the Mediation Agreement costs between $1100 for simple issues to $2200 for more complex issues. Preparing and filing uncontested divorce papers cost approximately $500, and court filing fees cost approximately $400. Parties sign a Retainer Agreement and pay an up-front deposit.
After the initial in-person intake divorce mediation session, sessions may be held by video conference, by telephone conference, by email or by traditional in-person sessions. An agreement can be reached in very few sessions if both parties are reasonable and positive. The Divorce Mediation Agreement can be the basis of an uncontested, no-fault divorce. However, the parties may opt not to divorce, but instead to legally separate or to stay married but resolve certain issues of their marriage in writing. The entire process is within your control - without court intervention.