Mediation
Impartial assistance in a private setting
In Mediation, your attorney/mediator will work with you and your spouse to reach mutually agreeable resolutions. Meetings take place online. Some couples prefer to be on the same screen. Others, due to preference or location, join the meeting separately. Conflict is addressed in a supportive and respectful atmosphere.
At the Divorce Shoppe, we help couples custom design the support system you need by building your own mediation team.
The basic team starts with the clients and the attorney/mediator. The mediator guides the process, acts as an educator on the issues to be resolved and helps clients to create solutions.
The mediator will not provide legal advice to either spouse. However legal advice is important and we recommend all our mediation clients meet with independent counsel before signing the judgment and prefer that you have outside counsel available for consultation throughout the mediation process.
If complex financial questions are at issue, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst can be included on the team. Independent expert, such as an appraiser, actuary or pension attorney are jointly consulted.
Many teams also include mental health practitioners working as coaches or child specialists. These professionals assure that each family member’s personal and emotional needs are being addressed in combination with their legal needs, and to assist each spouse to negotiate effectively.
Together you and your spouse will make the choices for your own and your children’s future. Although the court will review your agreement, and we recommend each spouse consult with an independent attorney, mediation allows you and your spouse to find mutually acceptable solutions, without the direct involvement of adversarial lawyers or the court.
Online Mediation
Medition services are also available for clients living throughout Oregon through online video services. The Divorce Shoppe is equipped to assist clients reach mutually agreeable resolutions to all family law issues that are otherwise suitable for out-of-court dispute resolution. Once agreements are reached we can prepare your settlement agreements for your review and signature, and assist with filing the documents in any court in Oregon.
Online mediation is a viable option for families who prefer not to travel or who live in different communities. It is also a good option when one spouse lives outside of Oregon but the parties agree to file their case in this state.
Consider This
If you are represented by counsel and are interested in finding an out-of-court resolution, mediation is an opportunity to find mutually acceptable solutions without the time, stress and expense of a trial. Talk with your attorney about mediation as an alternative. The Divorce Shoppe is ready to work with both clients and their attorneys to find common ground and assist in the transition from spouses to co-parents.