Communication skills established
during mediation often help with future planning and can establish a foundation for cooperative relationships following separation and divorce.
Also,
during mediation they often begin to acquire a new workable way of communicating with each other.
Not exact matches
In addition to providing expert witness testimony, we are
often called upon as consulting experts to assess the financial merits of potential litigation, and to assist with resolving disputes outside the courtroom, such as
during mediation.
Even where it is not mandatory,
mediation is
often the most effective means of resolving a matter, and offers an opportunity to maintain familial and personal relationships that can become strained
during difficult estate disputes.
As a result, expert reports served days before the
mediation by the plaintiff will not be accounted for
during this assessment and very
often sets up the
mediation for failure.
What one party may see as a strength of the med - arb process (the power and leverage of the med - arbiter
during mediation) may be viewed by another as a flaw (power that too
often results in pressure tactics and «coercion» of a mediated settlement).
Parties
often mediate
during litigation or arbitration due to the perception that it can be better done after the issues are defined by the litigation or arbitration process and sufficient steps have been taken to enable the parties to properly assess the merits of their respective positions to enable realistic settlement discussions within
mediation.
During both the
Mediation and Collaborative Practice (CP) process, couples seeking a divorce
often rely on other valuable resources in addition to their primary contact.
I believe that
mediation is the smarter alternative for couples and their children
during this
often difficult time in their lives.
Parties who consider what they have learned
during the
mediation process
often reach a settlement after the hearing in order to avoid spending precious time and additional funds which may never be recovered at trial.
During the
mediation process, the question
often comes up: «Why should we do anything differently from what a judge would order?»
Christian
Mediation helps to spare believers, Christian businesses and churches from the shame, the pain, and the emotional and financial losses that so
often occur
during the process of litigation.
In
mediation, we
often create a parenting plan for divorce that provides for a transitional period
during which the children (and parents) can adjust, over time, to a new schedule and parenting arrangement.
In addition to a lower cost,
mediation also
often gives families more privacy
during the divorce process and allows couples to take legal decisions out of the hands of a judge.
Cooperating behind closed doors
during mediation is almost always less expensive than a court battle, which
often involves a much longer process and more hours with your attorney.
The issue of commingling property
often arises
during divorce
mediation.
Your attorney should be willing to talk about
mediation or arbitration
during your divorce because litigation is
often time - consuming and expensive.
I believe it has primed the parties to be more prepared for managing themselves and making decisions
during the
mediation sessions,
often resulting in the need for fewer sessions.
There are a lot of factors that take place
during the divorce
mediation process and
often, they are all taking place at the same time
during the divorce
mediation appointment.
All too
often, at least one spouse utters these words
during divorce
mediation.
We
often see this «double trouble»
during divorce
mediation, so we wanted to be able to give our clients the best guidance on this subject.
The mediator does not give legal advice to either party, and does not the parties (or either of them) if the mediator is a lawyer.Mediators
often give legal information to the parties, and recommend that they each consult with a reviewing attorney
during the
mediation process and to review the final agreement resulting from the
mediation.