Divorce Mediation

South Orange County Mediation

For many people divorce is a traumatic experience. There is the rejection by a partner, loss of trust, and an impending sense of doom. Divorce can be the biggest blindside you’ve ever experienced. And for most couples going though divorce the legal process is an added nightmare because how does one begin the divorce process and how does one navigate let alone pay for the legal process in divorce?

Because, A Bad Marriage Doesn’t Have To Mean A Bad Divorce

Why choose South Orange County Mediation?

Many people don’t realize that there is an option that may better serve them and their financial and personal lives. This is the process of Mediation that is a favorite of celebrities and other high profile individuals seeking divorce resolution because it is private, confidential, and expedient. Mediation is a legal process that does not require attorneys or litigation or the courtroom. Mediation is a legal process that allows couples to work in a joint session to come to a divorce resolution that is customized and equitable. In working towards divorce resolution couples work in joint sessions that address and resolve the following issues:

Divorce Mediation

Mediation allows divorcing couples to maintain their privacy as well as design agreements tailored to their particular needs and circumstances, even creating unique parenting plans that work for today’s families.

When couples work collaboratively in joint session mediation, skilled mediators facilitate dialogue which enables couples to be open in discussing the matters that are often not communicated during the marriage for fear of triggering a negative reaction from their partner. Issues such as preconceived positions on over-spending, under-working, over-working, the perception of usufructuary rights, parenting styles, and a multitude of other issues.

South Orange County Mediation joint sessions between the parties are conducted in a dual mediator format that benefits both parties as each mediator has distinct areas of expertise in getting the parties to divorce resolution. This format allows the divorcing couple and the mediators to work collaboratively in clarifying positions and generating options resulting in a sustainable divorce resolution.

Mediation creates options for both sides

Oftentimes aggrieved parties hoping for financial or personal “revenge” in divorce resolution as they work through the legal process of divorce mediation go through a transformative stage. Once the aggrieved parties come to understand that California is a “no-fault” state they recognize that the legal process of divorce comes down to the issues previously listed. Mediation addresses the issues of divorce and allows for the divorcing couple to create options in joint session by considering best case and worst-case scenarios.