Affordable: Mediation can be a less expensive method of resolving divorce or other family law issues. Unlike litigation, mediation relies on direct communication between spouses and avoids the cost of attorney fees and retainer fees. Your mediator will assist you in maintaining a constructive dialogue in order to accelerate the resolution of issues. By reducing the cost of a divorce, mediation with New Leaf Mediation Group preserves more of the marital assets for the parties and their children once the divorce is final.
Fast: Resolution can be achieved far more quickly through mediation. The family court dockets are crowded and a
litigated divorce can take several years to be completed. Moreover, most courts will require you to consider the option of divorce mediation with your spouse.
Confidential: If your breakup was public then your divorce dosen’t have to be. Settlement discussions in mediation are confidential. Mediation grants parties the ability to safely consider options without fear that statements, questions or concerns might be used against them later in court.
Control: Litigation requires that you entrust your family’s future to a family court judge, while divorce mediation with New Leaf Mediation Group allows you to make the arrangements that best suit your needs. In mediation, spouses or co-parents make the choices about their family’s future by crafting a parenting plan, arranging for support needs, dividing property and assigning debts.
Mutual Agreements: By avoiding the win-lose mentality of a court battle, you can protect your children from prolonged conflict and hostility. With the help of a well-trained mediator, mediation with New Leaf Mediation Group will enable you to negotiate and communicate with your spouse until a mutual agreement is reached.
Child-Focused Resolution: Mediation with New Leaf Mediation Group will allow you and your spouse to decide what is best for your children. Together, you will arrange child custody, child support if needed, and a parenting plan that you are both comfortable with.
New Leaf Mediation Group also provides:
Same Sex Couples Mediation: Our mediation staff is specifically trained in same sex couples’ issues and is sensitive to the nuances in these relationships.
Single or Limited Issue Mediation: Should you decide that litigation is required, our team of professionals will assist you in identifying and resolving those issues that can be stipulated with your spouse. This can save you time and costs with your litigated case.
Parenting Plan Mediation: Parenting plan mediation services assist divorced or divorcing parents and parents who were never married in working together to develop a child-centered custody plan and improve your ability to co-parent.
Premarital Mediation: A mediated prenuptial agreement or premarital agreement helps couples prepare and plan for a long-lasting, successful marriage. Our team will facilitate and design a fair, respectful and loving premarital agreement.
Modification/Post Divorce Issues: After your divorce, separation, or paternity case is finalized, our team can resolve issues regarding modifying support, custody or adding details to your Judgment. Even if you did not mediate your divorce, you can mediate any modifications to your separation agreement or divorce judgment.