How to Get Started in Mediation
How can you mediate custody divorce?
If possible, it’s a good idea to discuss custody mediation with the other parent before either of you retains a divorce attorney. Many clients call us after they’ve spent a great deal of money hiring a divorce lawyer. Sometimes a client allows or even encourages a divorce attorney to take an aggressive stance because the client is angry or hurt. Sometimes divorce lawyers unintentionally initiate a battle the clients didn’t ask for. Other clients are simply unaware of the child custody alternatives. Regardless of the reason, if aggressive tactics create anger at the beginning of the divorce, it may be hard to obtain a cheap divorce.
What to Say to Your Spouse?
I suggest you try to interest your spouse in divorce mediation before you contact divorce lawyers. Tell your spouse that divorce mediation is cheaper, less damaging to your children and allows you to make your own decisions about the future care of your children and the division of your estate, instead of turning those decisions over to divorce lawyers and judges.