Divorce Mediation: Is It Right For Me?

Divorce mediation has many advantages for divorcing couples, and figuring out if it is the right step for you is important. Family law matters such as divorce, child custody, and other issues can be incredibly difficult to solve. And not every solution works for every couple. Creating effective resolutions can often be best achieved by finding common ground rather than fighting each other.

Divorce mediation helps people resolve the most intractable disputes. It is an especially well-suited tool for the needs of people facing family law issues. Working with an experienced divorce mediator can help you create the most direct path to securing the resolution you need to all types of family law matters, such as the divorce itself, child custody, child support, spousal support, and division of property.

There are a number of advantages that divorce mediation has to offer over the traditional means of resolving family law issues through the court system. Some of these advantages include cost and time savings, keeping the ultimate decision-making power in your hands rather than ceding that power to a judge, reducing stress in both parents and children, as well as helping to develop a paradigm of parental cooperation that is beneficial as the child or children are being raised.

Divorce mediation might be the right fit for you and your family if you are able to work together with your spouse to create unique solutions for your legal needs. Speaking with an experienced divorce mediator will help to determine your next steps.

For more than 40 years, I have been helping people work through the most difficult family law matters. I know the good that divorce mediation can do, and I have the experience necessary as a mediator to help you effectively work through the challenges that stand between you and the resolution that will be suit your individual situation.

My goal is to help people secure effective resolutions they need to difficult family law matters. If you are in the Kansas City Metro Area and believe divorce mediation might be right for you, contact me, Hugh O’Donnell, at 816-533-5152 today to schedule a consultation.