The adversarial nature of
divorce litigation leaves some lawyers feeling like there must be a better way to help couples through the difficult process of divorce.
Not exact matches
Mediation is a non-adversarial alternative to
divorce litigation wherein the parties work together, with the help of a neutral third party «mediator,» to determine their own outcome, rather than
leaving these important decisions to judge or jury.
The plaintiff's instructions were that the
divorce litigation should be settled so that the wife was not
left destitute, and not to cause distress to their child.
As an attorney who has spent her career in
divorce litigation, I know firsthand the costs associated with bringing a case to trial, and the devastation that trial can
leave in its wake.
What will happen to the assets I
leave to my children if they get
divorced, end up in
litigation, encounter financial problems or go into Bankruptcy
But, at the end of the day, after all of the information has been disclosed and discussed and all of the various settlement options fully explored, the clients will ultimately be asked to decide what settlement terms work best for them and their families — or whether they can not make a mutual decision and need to
leave the Collaborative
Divorce process and go to
litigation.
Obviously, going through the entire Collaborative process only to
leave it at the end to move into
litigation following an impasse is a very expensive, inefficient, and stressful way out of the
divorce.
Divorce is an arena where the litigation process can take a very difficult reality such as the decision to divorce, and turn it into an adversarial fight that can last years, cost many tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars in legal fees, leaving the parties financially broke and unable to effectively co-parent in the aftermath of the d
Divorce is an arena where the
litigation process can take a very difficult reality such as the decision to
divorce, and turn it into an adversarial fight that can last years, cost many tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars in legal fees, leaving the parties financially broke and unable to effectively co-parent in the aftermath of the d
divorce, and turn it into an adversarial fight that can last years, cost many tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars in legal fees,
leaving the parties financially broke and unable to effectively co-parent in the aftermath of the
divorcedivorce.
Experienced in
divorce mediation, Polly A. Tatum can help you efficiently mediate your
divorce, saving you the cost of
litigation and
leaving you in control of your financial future.
Mediation is more confidential than
divorce litigation and
leaves less room for public scrutiny.
Divorce mediation can be more efficient than divorce litigation, and it leaves you in control of your fi
Divorce mediation can be more efficient than
divorce litigation, and it leaves you in control of your fi
divorce litigation, and it
leaves you in control of your finances.