What does the divorce mediator do?
During the mediation process, the mediator will assist the parties to exam the issues; communicate the facts, needs and desires; encourage each side to really understand the other side’s needs and position; and stimulate the development of options and solutions. It is important that both parties treat each other with respect and focus on future needs, rather than focusing on past misdeeds or finding fault. For most mediations, we will help you look in detail at the financial aspects of your situation and prepare financial reports and projections to help you to work out what options make sense for you to consider, taking into account your needs, resources and tax implications. We can do amendments to scenarios live, projected onto a screen in our conference room so that you can see the implications of various changes in possible settlements. We also help with developing parenting plans. How are we different than other mediators? • Many mediators prefer to put the parties in different ro
