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Divorce Mediation at TMG: Frequently Asked Questions

Couples and Family, MediationBrad HonoroffDecember 05, 2014Jane Honoroff, Jeff Fraser

Divorce Mediation at TMG: Frequently Asked Questions

Why should we consider mediating our divorce agreement instead of going through more traditional channels?

Traditional means of resolving family disputes are often expensive, time consuming and adversarial. Drafting a Separation Agreement through mediation is usually less costly both financially and emotionally.

Will mediation cost less?

Because both parties negotiate the bulk of their Agreement together, rather than individually through their separate attorneys, mediation is a much more efficient and economical process.

Couples and Parenting

Couples and FamilyJane HonoroffDecember 05, 2014Jane Honoroff

Couples and Parenting

At the beginning of a divorce it is common for parents of young children to focus on equal access to the children and an even division of child care responsibilities. In the mess, parents lose sight of how these conflicts around time and responsibilities affect long term co-parenting relationships. More worrying, these conflicts also affect the children. (Children are, by the way, very aware of the conflict. Even at a young age.) Right now, you need him to pick the kids up exactly at six. When he doesn’t arrive until 6:30 arguments ensue. Yet again conflict takes center stage and the kids may wind up standing by the door waiting. And not just in the literal sense. Kids get lost in divorce, and that undermines their own emotional development and growth.

But there’s hope. Co-parenting conflict does not have to take center stage. Divorced and divorcing parents can work together and focus on their children. Mediation is one way to turn conflict into collaboration with a focus on the kids.