Most court procedures are adversarial processes -- and divorce is no exception. That means that there are winners and losers in any litigation. Divorce mediation, however, aims to upend that dynamic. Nobody should walk away entirely victorious, but nobody should walk...

Often, when people are interested in using mediation during their divorce, it means that things are fairly amicable. They need someone to help them adhere to all of the legal guidelines and get everything in place, but this isn’t a high-conflict situation. They’re...

The divorce process can be stressful at the best of times. However, tensions can be heightened if your divorce is to become a matter of public record. Often, couples may wish to separate because of the behavior of one spouse. For example, perhaps a person has...

Parents who are divorcing have to make decisions about several points while they’re legally ending the marriage. Because tensions are already high, it might be difficult to think about working with your ex to come up with an agreement regarding the children. ...

Mediation has become arguably the most popular method of alternative dispute resolution in modern divorces. Couples who don't agree on how to split up their property or how to share custody can work with their own lawyers and a professional mediator to resolve those...

Couples who want to get divorced are sometimes still wary about actually doing so. It’s not that they don’t want to end the relationship. It’s just that they’re nervous about giving up control. Many people assume that if they have to go to court, a judge will make all...

When you’ve reached the end of your rope with your marriage, you may hope to end things quickly and easily. An uncontested divorce is ideal if you want to move on with your life as quickly (and cheaply) as you can -- but that means coming to an agreement on all the...

A mediated divorce is all about negotiation -- but not everybody has experienced the process of negotiation when the stakes are high. Are you nervous about the upcoming mediation session? Whether you’re just anxious about being in a room with your future ex-spouse or...

Many people realize that mediation is often the fastest and least expensive way that you can go through a divorce. What some might not fully understand is that there are some situations in which mediation won’t work.  It’s imperative that you think carefully about how...

Marriage is largely driven by emotion, but divorce is -- at its core -- all business. You and your spouse have to negotiate a lot of details surrounding the division of your property, support and (if you’re parents) custody of the children. It’s only natural, however,...