Advantages of Mediation

• Development of an individualized Parenting Plan to make your own decisions about parenting your children, rather then the Court make parenting decision
• There is time for the real issues and each person’s needs to be  identified
• Gives the responsibility for decision making and control to the parties involved, as opposed to having the Court make decisions for your lives
• Lessens the emotional stress and creates options for solutions
• Working for the family rather then against one another
• Does not punish the parties
• Facilitates the use of neutral accountants, appraisers, actuaries, attorneys and other professionals in order to help make informed choices about property, investments, tax issues, child support, and areas such as maintenance
• Helps clients learn whatever language is the most helpful in allowing them to communicate and resolve issues
• Can significantly reduce the cost of a divorce
• Significantly more control over every area of the process, as opposed to very little control in the Court system
• Opportunity for creative solutions that would not be limited to  “what is legally typical” for all divorces
• There is confidentiality
• Avoid transferring anger and frustration to the children and home life that comes from the adversarial system of the Court, and lawyers working against one another
• Avoids the adversarial system that promotes affidavits which contain negative and hurtful things about each party