mediation services

divorce mediation includes

Division of property, which may include real estate, bank accounts, stocks, cars, collectibles, intellectual property, life insurance

Parenting agreements: we will discuss your options about legal custody, I will help you create a schedule of the times that each of you will spend with your children, how you will share the holidays and other special days, as well as vacation and travel time that each of you will have with your children

Child support since the early years through the college years, spousal support, health insurance and other specific issues relating to your individual family situation

custody/parenting negotiations

If you are encountering any difficulties parenting and communicating with the other parent of your children whether during a marriage, in view of your divorce or post divorce, mediation will help you talk about the problems at stake. There are times that even though a full parenting agreement was made in view of your divorce, children grow, your personal circumstances change and you may find that what worked then no longer works now. We will examine all those issues and create a new agreement

family budgeting

People often do not agree on how the family income should be spent and they may have different priorities on the allocation of the funds available. Mediation will help explore where each of you is coming from, what the needs and priorities are for each of you and how to best structure the budget to be able to move forward with a better understanding of all of the family’s needs. We will work with very detailed budget forms which I can make available to each of you

pre and post nuptial agreements

It is difficult for two people in love and ready to say “I do” to think that anything may come in the way of their love. In many circumstances, there is a need to work out a pre-nup which may include what will happen to property that each party brings with them into the marriage in the case of a break up. A pre nup may also include any decisions made by the 2 parties regarding their future, during the marriage or in the unfortunate break up

At times, people decide to have post nups drawn up once they are married which will cover decisions made by the parties regarding their present or future financial situation as well as any decisions they would want to see in writing on issues that are important to them

estate disputes

Mediation can help several members of a family work out issues following the death of a parent. A conversation between the different parties may uncover concerns and issues which were never divulged prior to the death of a parent and help the different parties get a better understanding of where each one was coming from, therefore allowing for a better relationship going forward and dealing with what is left after the person is gone

In some cases, adult children are brought in by parents prior to their death to discuss sharing their belongings. This well intended proposal can create some differences that may be worked out as well in mediation

parent-child disputes

There are times, particularly when children approach the teen age years where there is tension between parents and children. These tensions may evolve around homework, curfews, responsibilities within the home, usage of allowances to name only a few. Mediation can give space for all the parties concerned to have a voice and help you work out an agreement where each person feels that he/she is being heard and taken into account

post-divorce conflicts

Some parents may encounter difficulties working with one another in sharing times with the children even after their divorce. Children grow, families change, parents may remarry and create another family, a multitude of situations created by life circumstances which can affect your initial parenting agreement. I will help you revisit and work out a plan that may be more adapted to the changing needs of every one

Other disputes may arise on the money available and shared for child support and other expenses regarding the children. Here again we can look at the whole picture together and try and understand what is causing the problem and how you can both work this out to make it easier for you and your children

short-term or long-term agreements

Members of a family, couples, couples going through a divorce, siblings, parents, families may encounter at times in their lives situations which need clarification and planning and a written short term or long term agreement

In mediation these can be discussed hearing each person’s point of view and clarifying the needs for all involved. Once an agreement is made, having it in writing and notarized can be reassuring to the different parties

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