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you to make well informed and healthy decisions |
| Keeping
your divorce private and out of court |
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Is
Mediation Right for You?
Since
mediation is a voluntary process, you and your spouse must
first agree to mediate. You do not need to be in agreement
on divorce issues to choose mediation.
The mediator's role will be to provide you with information
so that you understand the issues involved in your divorce
and to help you and your spouse work through these issues
so that you can make your own decisions without involving
the Court.
You and your spouse must be willing to share all pertinent
income and asset information and must be willing to be civil
and participate in coming up with creative solutions.
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The
Divorce Mediator
The mediator's role is to aid you and your spouse in identifying
the issues that must be resolved in the divorce. The mediator
will provide information about how the Court might resolve issues
if your case was litigated, as well as assisting you in identifying
creative alternatives that mediating couples can consider in
reaching agreement. The goal in providing this information is
to assure that you both are in a position to make educated decisions
related to the divorce. The mediator also uses his experience
to help you overcome emotional, trust and communication issues
that may get in the way of effective communication and resolution.
The mediator will also prepare the necessary paperwork to commence
the divorce, to assure you comply with the Court's disclosure
requirements, and to draft the settlement agreement and other
necessary forms when settlement is reached. Your job is to let
us help you communicate with your spouse and become educated
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Role
of Mediator vs. Attorney
The divorce mediator's role is different from that of a family
law attorney. While he provides pertinent information to help
you make decisions, he is not providing legal advice to either
you or your spouse, and does not represent either of you.
He is a neutral person working to facilitate an agreement
between you both and is not a decision maker to be persuaded
to side with you or your spouse. Since he is not advocating
for either side, it is important that you both are committed
to educating yourselves so that you are in a position where
you can make well informed and healthy decisions.
The Benefits of Divorce Mediation
In mediation you take it upon yourself to make your own decisions.
You and your spouse know the most about your situation so
you have the most informed people making the decisions. Successful
Mediation places you and your spouse in a better position
to communicate more effectively after the divorce when new
disputes may arise. Mediation avoids court battles which add
to the stress of the divorce and often further deteriorate
the trust, and respect between you and your spouse.
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is confidential and your personal issues are not aired in court
rooms and publicly accessible court files. Your children are
not exposed to all the negatives that come with a contested
traditional divorce. It is less likely that you will have to
return to Court in the future because you have each participated
in reaching the outcome of the case and it was not forced upon
either of you by the Court. Divorce mediation is cost-effective
because you are not paying for the fight, but for work on coming
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Getting Started
The
first step is for you and your spouse to meet the mediator
and to have him answer any questions.
When you are ready to get started you can either call (619)
425-8616 or email us at barney@ahealthydivorce.com.
We offer a 30 minute free consultation for you and your spouse
to meet the mediator and to answer any questions you may have
about the process. If you are ready to start mediating we
will schedule a two hour block. You are only charged for the
time actually used in the event the full block of time is
not needed.
Preparing
for the Mediation
You are not required to bring anything to the first mediation
session. Some couples prefer to get a jump on the information
gathering needed, and there is some work you can do before
you come in to the first mediation session. You can make a
list of all your assets and debts as well as your income and
monthly expenses.
The following two forms list the pertinent information needed:
Income and Expense Declaration
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/fillable/fl150.pdf
and Schedule of Assets and Debts
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/fillable/fl142.pdf
Completing these forms will help you get a jump on the process,
and allow us to make more efficient use of the mediation time.
You can also review the Overview of Divorce Issues to begin
thinking about the issues that will be addressed in mediation.
Costs
The
hourly rate for the mediation is $225. This rate is subject
to change. Agreement is made at the beginning of the mediation
session regarding how you and your spouse will share this
cost. A typical case might take between two and four sessions
to resolve. A session usually will last two hours.
The costs for the drafting of the settlement agreement and
the necessary paperwork for the filing of the divorce and
entering the agreement with the Court ranges between $1,200
and $2,700 depending upon the complexity of the issues.
The Court charges a $395 filing fee per spouse for submission
of the Petition and Response filings.
Let
us provide you with the support needed to help you successfully
accomplish A Healthy Divorce.
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in the South Bay, Downtown
San Diego, and East County. Our office is one block form the
Chula Vista Courthouse and in close proximity
to Bonita, National City, Imperial Beach, Otay Ranch, Otay Lakes,
San Ysidro and South San Diego.
We are fifteen minutes south of Downtown San Diego. Free parking
is available.
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