Entries Categorized as 'Cost'

On the benefits of divorce mediation

Date March 5, 2010

YS Mediation highlights the benefits of divorce mediation (excerpt):
Couples have the opportunity to let go of the old way of handling marital separation and divorce by embracing mediation, which is a simple and cost effective way to handle the division of your assets while maintaining good will with everyone involved. Divorce mediation is the solution […]

You keep the power and pay less: how to lower the costs of divorce through mediation

Date June 24, 2009

Smart Money declares the top 5 divorce mistakes and highlights divorce mediation in the process.
Stacey L. Bradford writes (excerpt):
4. Rushing to Court
The fastest way to run up those hourly attorney fees is to go to court. While a regular divorce costs around $8,000, one that goes to trial can easily run upwards of $20,000, says […]

A civilized divorce: divorce mediation and working together

Date May 4, 2009

myOptumHealth.com and KOTV show how divorcing couples use mediation to process a civilized divorce.
Lila Havens writes (excerpt):
In mediation, the couple works to reach an agreement both people think is fair. The mediator acts as a go-between to help them communicate. The couple makes the decisions, so they are more likely to stick with them. Having […]

Mediation, not divorce wars

Date December 20, 2007

<a href=”http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jJgoYlyhuUqQd2wSCoD1GRWPzHAwD8TK1Q480″> The Associated Press</a> identifies mediation as a method for successfully resolving divorce litigation.
David Crary writes (excerpt):
“Most clients in a dispute are looking for an honorable peace, not war,” Boston lawyer David Hoffman wrote in recent op-ed for The Christian Science Monitor. . . .
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The firm analyzed 199 of its recent divorce cases, and […]