
Have you been searching Google for a better, more affordable way of getting divorced, with little luck?
Are you getting more and more frustrated with finicky lawyers who quote you exorbitant fees, if you can even get an attorney on the phone?
Uncertain about the "do it yourself" services that could leave you with more problems than you already have?
Well, I have bad news for you. You see, the traditional way of getting a divorce - through attorneys squaring off like soldiers preparing for war - will only contribute to your feelings of frustration and grief. It's one of those things that despite the best of intentions, just no longer works.
Why? Because the legal system was never designed to consider your feelings or what's best for you. Instead, the "system" works in favor of the people who keep it going - the judges and the lawyers.
Divorce is big business in the United States. According to moneytalknews.com, a website specializing in divorce and remarriage, divorce is a $28 billion-a-year industry that leaves lawyers richer and families broken and in serious financial hardship.
How can divorce get so expensive? Very easily I'm afraid to say. You see, there are many issues that come up in a divorce. Lawyers love "issues." Every issue is another opportunity to bill you. Dividing property, spousal support, custody...(Read: $$$). And the only way to decide these issues if you don't agree is for the lawyers to argue for you in court. As if you and your ex haven't argued enough!
The goal is clear - you want to get divorced. How you get there is what makes things complicated and expensive.
What makes it worse is how lawyers traditionally get paid - by the hour. The rate that lawyers usually charge is based on a variety of things, from where they went to school, to how many years they've been an attorney, to their high-powered suits and cars, to what they have to pay to keep the lights on. In short, it's not based on the value their services provide to you. It's not about you.
Divorce mediation helps you say goodbye to the onerous expense and frustration of adversarial divorce and hello to a safe and sane approach to cooperatively ending your marriage and allowing you to move forward with your life.
In divorce mediation, you and your ex work with a mediator whose job is to assist you both in reaching a mutually agreeable outcome. The mediator asks you questions, listens to your point of view and searches for common interests and assists you in finding and analyzing options for resolving your case.
The mediator does not make recommendations, give advice or opinions, or predict what a court would do in your case. The mediator is in charge of the process, while you and your ex are in charge of the outcome.
Divorce mediation benefits:
Have the courage to ask for more than what you are being told is the way divorce has to be. If you and your ex are on speaking terms, suggest divorce mediation; over 250,000 people use mediation every year to prevent the emotional trauma and financial drain that come with traditional divorce and the number continues to grow every year. Divorce mediation is truly the better alternative to traditional divorce.




