Does the Mediator Prepare the Divorce Papers?
(Back to Top) No. In New Jersey, the same person cannot act both as your mediator and as your attorney. You need two separate professionals. The end product of divorce mediation at Divorce Mediation of New Jersey is a detailed document that sets forth in writing all the various points of agreement that were reached by you along the way. It called a Memorandum of Understanding or MOU, and is usually 18 to 22 pages long. One or both of you would give this document to your attorney, and your attorney would prepare the necessary paper work to file your case with the courts. Clients are sometimes concerned that having to use a lawyer in addition to the mediator will be more expensive than just using a lawyer to handle the whole divorce. Using a divorce mediator to help you and your spouse reach agreement on the terms of your divorce eliminates over 90% of the work that is normally done by divorce attorneys in the litigation process, and is done at substantially less cost. The attorney role
