There’s a lot to think about when you decide to get a divorce, especially if you’ve chosen to go through mediation instead of having a courtroom divorce. Preparing ahead of time can help to make the process go smoothly. Think about what you want out of the divorce....
You may find that a lot of couples who get divorced decide to sell their home. This could surprise you. Maybe they are parents and they still have children, and you assume that the home they owned before would still work just as well, even if family life has changed...
When you got married, you wanted a “happily ever after” sort of life, but it wasn’t meant to be. You and your spouse may both be good people, but you just aren’t very good together. Now you’re going through a divorce, so you need to find your “happily even after” the...
Obtaining a divorce is a huge decision that comes with certain stresses before the process has even begun. More and more people are opting to utilize mediation, as a means of keeping conflict to a minimum. When approached in the right manner, mediation can see all...
Going through a divorce is tough on parents and is often even more challenging for their children. Even a collaborative divorce that is settled through mediation can cause stress and strife. Because of this, being prepared for child custody mediation meetings is...
There are many perks to a mediated divorce. From saving on legal fees to not having third parties meddle in your personal affairs. A commonly overlooked benefit of mediation is that it makes co-parenting less complicated, given that you have both agreed on issues...
In many divorce cases in which there are not a lot of conflicts, it may look from the outside like there are no problems with the relationship. The couple doesn't fight, they tend to get along, they know how to cooperate and communicate, and nothing big – such as an...
Contrary to popular belief, divorce doesn’t have to pit one spouse against the other. After all, this is a family, two people who married each other and intended to spend the rest of their lives together. However, if your marriage is at the end of the road, you need...
Divorce mediation is much different than litigation. Instead of going to court, you and your spouse get to work together. You may have a legal team as well as a mediator, but you’re not in court. No one makes a ruling. The judge doesn’t make a decision about what you...
If you're a parent who's getting divorced, you know that you need to make a custody plan for your children. Ideally, you and your spouse will work together to come up with something that fits well with your lives and puts the children's best interests first. But what...
