Mediation & Collaborative Law

Dissolving a marriage and sorting out child custody can be difficult even without a protracted court battle. Fortunately, there are alternatives for clients who enlist the services of collaborative lawyers.

Mediation

Mediators offer neutral and experienced guidance through all family law issues. The goal of a divorce mediator is to facilitate the parties in reaching a compromise that is perhaps not ideal for either party but a reasonable outcome with less risk and expense than litigating.

Collaborative law

The parties and their collaborative attorneys commit to using a team approach to resolve all issues including finances, property division, custody, and visitation without litigation. If successful, the parties of a collaborative divorce conclude with a uniquely crafted agreement based on their personal priorities and a basis for communicating and problem solving in the future.

Why Mediation & Collaborative Law

A collaborative divorce and divorce mediation are cost-effective and time-efficient ways to amicably resolve your legal issues without entering a courtroom. Both collaborative law and divorce mediation provide an opportunity for spouses to discuss the details of their divorce in a productive, non-combative manner. Additionally, both of these methods allow more privacy for your personal matters than litigation in public court.

Each spouse must display a willingness to cooperate and compromise. When both parties are able to do so, it enables them to make decisions without the aid of a judge. When a case is resolved through collaborative law or mediation, the result is often customized divorce and custody agreements that better fit your needs.

As an experienced mediator in Georgia collaborative law, I recommend these alternatives to my clients when appropriate.