Existing clients do not communicate with
the mediator in between sessions without the knowledge of both spouses.
Not exact matches
The classic model of family mediation means that the parties sit together
in the same room as the
mediator, and while they are encouraged to seek advice from their lawyers
in between mediation
sessions, the lawyers are not generally present.
Since then, it has failed to repair the schism it created
between the two lawyers» groups
in nearly two dozen bargaining
sessions and many meetings with
mediators.
In some situations, a post-mediation debriefing and feedback
session is conducted
between co-
mediators or
between mediators and supervisors.
In a divorce mediation
session, a
mediator facilitates the discussion
between the two parties by assisting with communication and providing information and suggestions to help resolve differences.
With some couples, the entire mediation is conducted
in joint
in - person
sessions, while for others, some of the mediation is conducted
in parallel
sessions between the
mediator and each spouse.
The
mediator will determine whether to hold negotiations
in one room with everyone present, or to break off into separate rooms, and may move
between these options over the course of the
session.
Mediation Fees: You have a choice of either a per -
session fee of $ 640 for up to three hours of mediation and follow - up, when fees are paid
in advance, or an hourly fee of $ 220 for all
mediator time
in -
session and
between sessions.
Alan Frankel, a psychotherapist and divorce
mediator who does team mediation with
mediator Jill Sanders - DeMott, J.D.,
in Mt. Kisco, NY, estimates that «
between 85 % and 90 % of our cases are successful, and we've usually finished up
in between three and eight
sessions.