Family Mediation Services

Effective virtual mediation sessions on Zoom platform for resolving disputes. Available at $80/hour min 2 hours.

Virtual Mediation Sessions

Mediation is a private process where a neutral third person called a mediator helps the parties involved in a divorce or custody case discuss and try to resolve the dispute. The parties have the opportunity to describe the issues, discuss their interests, understandings, and feelings; provide each other with information and explore ideas for the resolution of the dispute. While courts can mandate that certain cases go to mediation, the process remains "voluntary" in that the parties are not required to agree. The mediator cannot give legal advice, they can provide information but they must remain impartial. The mediator does not have the power to make a decision for the parties or order the parties into an agreement but can help the parties find a mutually acceptable resolution. The only people who can resolve the dispute in mediation are the parties themselves. There are several different ways that mediation can proceed. Most mediation start with the parties together in a joint session. The mediator will describe how the process works, will explain the mediator’s role, and will help establish ground rules and an agenda for the session. Generally, parties then make opening statements. Some mediators conduct the entire process in a joint session. However, other mediators will move to separate sessions, shuttling back and forth between the parties. If the parties reach an agreement, the mediator may help reduce the agreement to a written contract.

What is Mediation