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The legal aspects of dissolving a marriage include dividing finances and assets, and determining custody and child support of the children. When you are already emotionally distraught, because of the end of your marriage, the legal portion of getting a divorce can become volatile. Even if you think everything is going to go smoothly, with you and your soon-to-be ex agreeing on everything, it is a good idea to go to family mediation. Here are just a few advantages of seeking this sort of help.
Less Stress
Using mediation is less stressful than fighting back and forth until the judge decides what to do about everything. If things are already mean and nasty between you and your spouse, you can each have your own mediator. These mediators will work together to help you create compromises you both agree to. This is different from your attorneys, because the attorneys are trying to find ways for each of you to get your own way. For example, if you both feel you should have primary physical custody of the children, the attorneys may try to make the other parent look worse than he or she is when it comes to providing care. Mediators will work to find a happy medium, where you can both share custody. This not only reduces your own anxiety, but also makes things easier on the children.
Save Time and Money
If you go to court to have the judge decide on how to divide assets, who pays child support and how much, and where the children will be living, the whole process can be drawn out much longer than necessary. This is going to cost you more in legal fees. The judge can request documentation from schools, ask to speak with the children, look over medical records and go through your work history in order to make a decision. Gathering all this information is going to take time. In addition, it is common for a judge to force you and your spouse to see a mediator to help solve the problems.
Instead of leaving everything up to your lawyers and the judge, look into family mediation first. If your spouse is fighting going to mediation, the first thing you should do is ask the judge to demand it. This may be your best chance at compromising the details of your divorce instead of things being determined by who has the best lawyer and is willing to be meaner. No matter what happened to cause the end of your relationship, it is always better to have things worked out that you can both live with, so you can walk away and start a new life without becoming bitter.
Share30 September 2015