Category Archives: Divorce Mediation
Family Mediation In Florida
Starting in the 1980’s Florida courts started implementing mandatory family mediation, which is a type of alternative dispute resolution for all divorcing couples. Under these rules, both parties to a Florida divorce are required to participate in mediation before litigating their case. Fortunately, many mediation proceedings result in settlement agreements, which means that couples… Read More »
Divorce Mediation Is Mandatory In Florida
Unlike many states, Florida actually requires divorcing couples to attempt mediation. While not all mediation proceedings are successful, they can save couples a significant amount of time, money, and stress, so making a real attempt to settle your differences is encouraged. Going to mediation does not mean, however, that you won’t need a legal… Read More »
Dividing Challenging Assets During Divorce
The property division process isn’t always as simple as deciding on the value of a divorcing couple’s assets and making a fair split. Instead, divorcing parties should expect some of their assets to have declined or increased in value during the course of their marriage. In other cases, obtaining a proper valuation of an… Read More »
How Could a Hostile Attitude Toward My Spouse Affect My Divorce?
Ending a marriage can be an emotional and complicated process, so it is not uncommon, even for the most well-intentioned of individuals, to become frustrated during divorce proceedings. Unfortunately, those feelings can have a negative impact on the outcome of a divorce and can also damage family relationships beyond repair. Having an attorney on… Read More »
Alternatives to Litigating Your Divorce
Although divorce is notorious for being a time-consuming and emotional process, there are ways to make the process easier on all of the parties involved. For instance, litigating a divorce is not always necessary, as many couples are able to dissolve their marriages through less acrimonious methods, such as mediation or collaborative divorce. If… Read More »
What You Should Know Before Your First Divorce Mediation Meeting
Divorce litigation can be time-consuming and stressful, so many couples attempt mediation or arbitration in an effort to come to an out-of-court agreement regarding divorce-related issues, such as custody, alimony, child support, and property division. Although mediation is a good option for couples who are attempting to dissolve their marriages as smoothly, quickly, and… Read More »
The Advantages of Collaborative Divorce
The process of dissolving a marriage is notorious for being emotionally taxing for all parties involved, especially for those who have children. While the traditional setting for many divorces is the courtroom, other options that involve out-of-court negotiations have become increasingly popular in Florida. Collaborative divorce in particular has saved divorcing parties both time… Read More »
Undoing a Mediated Settlement Agreement
Mediation has become an increasingly popular choice for many divorcing couples who want to avoid the cost and stress of litigation. Whether mediation is entered into voluntarily or as a result of a judge’s court order, the negotiation process remains the same and is overseen by a neutral third party who attempts to help… Read More »
Evaluative Mediators
When a couple is committed to mediation, they are often able to resolve divorce-related issues much more quickly and at a lower cost to everyone involved than if they had litigated the case in court. There are, however, a number of different kinds of mediation available to the parties to a divorce, one of… Read More »
When to Consider Mediation
After deciding that a divorce is the best option, most couples want to resolve the legal requirements as quickly as possible. Moving on with life after an emotionally draining process is one of the first steps towards healing, but unfortunately not all divorces are settled quickly. The average uncontested divorce in Florida takes approximately… Read More »
