Even if your lawyer does not bring these issues up, you have the right to voice any concerns to counsel (or share them during
custody mediation sessions).
Additionally, if the parents are having difficulty reaching an agreement, the court may order them to attend child
custody mediation sessions, in which trained court personnel attempt to help them resolve any lingering issues.
Even if your lawyer does not bring these issues up, you have the right to voice any concerns to counsel (or share them during
custody mediation sessions).
A Seattle family lawyer discusses ten good reasons that a mediator may stop or suspend a divorce or child
custody mediation session.
Not exact matches
We will take the time to investigate the circumstances of your case, gather evidence, represent your interests during any investigation and
mediation sessions, and advocate for you and your family during the
custody hearing.
Her private practice currently offers adult and child counselling, coaching and educational
sessions for parents, therapeutic reconciliation counselling, parenting coordination,
custody and access assessments, parenting plan
mediation, and collaborative divorce services.
Except applications under article 814.9, no application that involves the interests of the parties and the interests of their children may be heard by the court if there is a dispute between the parties regarding child
custody, support due to a party or to the children, the family patrimony or other patrimonial rights arising from the marriage or civil union, unless the parties have attended an information
session on the
mediation process and a copy of the mediator's report has been filed.
Obtaining child
custody orders can be a very complex process because if the former spouses can not agree, they have to go before a judge and get a court order or have a
mediation session.
On average
mediation of parenting time and
custody, including the first appointment and a written parenting plan agreement will take on average 2 to 5
session with each
session being 1.5 to 2 hours.
In a case involving
custody and visitation, the court usually requires the parties to participate in at least two
mediation sessions.
This type of
mediation includes a quick review of the file by a court appointed mediator at the courthouse, a short question and answer
session to find out what the main issues are, and a chance for the couple to come to an agreement on one or more of the core issues of a divorce; property, income and assets,
custody of children, and support.
Custody and parenting
mediation is not a counseling
session.
Even if the couple seems to be getting along great in our
mediation sessions and a husband or wife's previous arrest for abuse was many moons ago, there's always a chance that the stresses of the divorce and
custody sharing situation will bring out the worst in people.
Custody mediations and evaluations are critical in contested custody cases, yet clients routinely go into sessions without a basic knowledge about the process and what is expected of them, and often with inflexible positions on custody arrang
Custody mediations and evaluations are critical in contested
custody cases, yet clients routinely go into sessions without a basic knowledge about the process and what is expected of them, and often with inflexible positions on custody arrang
custody cases, yet clients routinely go into
sessions without a basic knowledge about the process and what is expected of them, and often with inflexible positions on
custody arrang
custody arrangements.