Blog Posts in June, 2014

Is Financial Disclosure Important In Divorce Mediation?

As a divorce mediator, I have couples come in from time to time that have already come to an agreement prior to engaging in the mediation process. Often times, these couples have met together, reviewed their assets, debts, incomes and expenses, and done their best to create an agreement between them that is fair. When this happens, the couple will come to mediation for our Simple Solution. As part ...

3 Scenarios Where Divorce Mediation May Not Work

At Alternative Divorce Solutions, we are proud that we have a 97% settlement rate for our divorce mediation cases. This means that 97% of our clients who start the divorce mediation process will successfully end the process having reached a mutually agreeable settlement that gets formally filed with the court in Orange County. While we are grateful for our high rate of success, we still look at ...

Preserving Your Family Legacy in Divorce Mediation

I blog a lot about issues relating to divorce mediation and what couples can do to make the whole process more seamless and less stressful. Today’s blog is going to be a little different, as I am going to give some insight into why I believe the things I do about divorce mediation. Everything I will talk about in this blog relates to preserving your family legacy, and the long lasting impact that ...

5 Things You Should Ask Your Accountant About During Divorce Mediation.

Mediation is a great alternative to litigation. It saves you time, money, and emotional energy. That being said, there are some cases that are more complicated to resolve than others. As a divorce mediator, my role is to provide the couple with the legal information they will need to make good decisions about their own Agreement. I cannot, however, give legal advice and I certainly cannot give tax ...

Graduation and Important Events Should be Top of Mind During Divorce Mediation

The year 2014 has been flying by. It really feels like it has been the fastest year of my life! With that, graduation season really crept up this year. We had so many clients that had children graduating from high school and college all at once. Naturally, they were nervous about how things would go now that they are separated or even divorced. This, in my opinion, is one of the top reasons to ...

Always be Prepared - How to Make Your Divorce Mediation Checklist

The success of a divorce mediation depends on a lot of factors such as the willingness of the couple to cooperate, level of contention, and complexity of the case. Typically, creating a Marital Settlement Agreement (or Stipulated Judgment) that both people is fair is a team effort. The divorce mediator must do his/her job to guide the couple through the negotiation, while providing the couple with ...

What Does Fairness Mean in Divorce Mediation?

Divorce mediation is certainly its own animal. Many couples come to our office and ask us what is “normal” in divorce mediation, or what is “standard”. The answer is that there is no normal or standard. In divorce mediation, couples get to craft their own Agreement from scratch. At Alternative Divorce Solutions, we do not try to fit a square peg into a round hole and we do not try to create cookie ...

Myth: I will get more money if I litigate my divorce

Divorce is a scary and dis-empowering time for everyone involved. You and your spouse are most likely scared for your financial security, while your minor children are concerned what the word family will mean when the divorce comes to an end. You may be asking yourself questions like “do I need to protect myself by getting an aggressive divorce attorney?” or “is my spouse going to pull a fast one ...