Family Law Mediation and Self-Represented Litigants
In family law, the rise of self-represented litigants (“SRLs”) has dramatically reshaped the legal landscape. Many individuals navigate separation or divorce without legal counsel, often
Family Law Mediation is a process in which a neutral third party, known as a mediator, helps facilitate communication and negotiation between two or more parties who are involved in a dispute or conflict.
Family Law Mediation can be a useful alternative to going to court, as it is often less expensive and time-consuming.
The family law mediator does not make decisions or impose solutions but instead assists the parties in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement. The mediator remains impartial and does not take sides.
The goal of family law mediation is to promote understanding, identify common interests, and explore possible solutions that address the needs and concerns of all parties involved.
Family law mediation, guided by a skilled mediation lawyer, helps families resolve common disputes such as parenting time, parental responsibilities, child support, property division, and spousal support. A mediation lawyer guides families through these sensitive matters, ensuring a fair and balanced outcome for everyone involved.
It is a voluntary and confidential process that encourages open dialogue and empowers the parties to actively participate in finding a resolution that meets their interests and maintains relationships.
If an agreement, whether separation agreement or parenting plan agreement, is reached through mediation, it can then be reviewed and finalized by a family law lawyer before being submitted to the court for approval.
In the Pre-mediation stage, we will prepare for the mediation. This involves several activities and steps taken by the mediator and the parties to ensure that the mediation session is productive and successful.
The Mediation Session begins with the parties establishing an agenda of topics. The mediator assists the parties through the agenda. Mediations can last for several hours or span over several days, which is the choice of the parties.
It’s at this stage where we take all the hard work the parties accomplished in resolving their topics and format them into a memorandum of understanding to be reviewed by their respective counsel.
In family law, the rise of self-represented litigants (“SRLs”) has dramatically reshaped the legal landscape. Many individuals navigate separation or divorce without legal counsel, often
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