Tarrant County Mediation

Tarrant County Mediation Dick Price is an experienced mediator and attorney who is also Board Certified as a Specialist in Family Law. Please call our office for more details.

He also helps people have peaceful divorces using Collaborative Law and mediation. Mediation provides a very effective process for resolving family law issues outside of the courthouse. Sometimes, people can get almost everything worked out, but one or two issues remain. They may not want to wait until they can get to Court, or they don't want to spend the money or experience the stress involved i

n trials, so many people turn to mediation. It is important to have an experienced, knowledgeable mediator. For family law cases, having a lawyer as a mediator can help the parties avoid overlooking some issues or wasting time on provisions that won't work or which would be unacceptable to the Court. We have two conference rooms set up to handle mediations in a safe, comfortable, and neutral setting. We have a parking garage attached to our building and we validate the parking for you.

09/16/2021

Zoom has proven to be a resilient and valuable tool for mediations. When the Covid pandemic hit a year and a half ago, we started using Zoom for all mediations (and Court hearings for that matter). This summer, we started doing in-person mediations for a while, but now we have gone back to Zoom as Covid has continued to spread. It's a convenient and safe way to manage negotiated settlements and it's probably here to stay. If you don't have much experience with Zoom, please talk with your attorney or mediator prior to your Zoom mediation. You will quickly become comfortable with the system.

09/02/2021

Sometimes it's best to use a neutral site for mediations. Instead of meeting at the office of one of the parties, some mediators have their own space with conference rooms. At my office, for example, we have two large conference rooms with plenty of space for everyone. Neither party feels like they are at a disadvantage by meeting on the home turf of the other side. While the location would not affect the mediator, the parties will probably feel better on neutral ground. That could make everyone more comfortable and help lead to resolution!

08/04/2021

I want to clarify something. You can work with a mediator to get an agreement, but the mediator cannot then produce a finished order based on the agreement. A mediator must be neutral, which obviously means not favoring one party over the other.

When a lawyer draws up a court order based on a mediated settlement agreement, there are always choices of language to be made. The choices can have big and little effects on the parties and how the orders are carried out. A mediator cannot make those choices and remain neutral.

If you have an agreement, either through mediation or from direct negotiations, each party needs to their own lawyer to draw up, negotiate and review the final form of the court order.

If you are dealing with significant issues, like parenting plans, support, property division, etc., it's a good investment to hire a lawyer to help prepare or look over the agreement. There are so many things that can go wrong, you are better off spending a little now to avoid bigger headaches later.

06/10/2021

Yesterday, I saw the perfect example of why mediation is valuable. We scheduled a half-day mediation on a family law modification case because we could not get a temporary hearing until about September.
In less than four hours, we were able to work out all the issues, not just for temporary orders, but for a final resolution.
We had mediation early in the case and it paid off. We saved time and money for the clients and came up with some good compromises.
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04/25/2021

If you want to resolve temporary or final issues now, instead of weeks or months from now, you should consider mediation.

The courts are still mostly closed and will be for a while as we wait for people to be vaccinated.

1. It may take 4-6 weeks to get into court for a temporary hearing. And the hearing will be by Zoom for a while longer.

2. Court time is very limited. Usually, you get about an hour for a temporary hearing, which isn't much time at all, especially if you need more witnesses than just the two parties.

3. Final hearings are many months away.

In contrast, you can schedule a mediation within a week, if everyone's schedule works out.

We are available and are happy to answer your questions and set up a mediation for you right away. Give us a call at 817-338-4633.

09/06/2020

Why Consider Using Mediation Now?

We are definitely getting mixed signals about the status of COVID virus. Some politicians say we have turned a corner while news reports are up and down. Sometimes it looks like things are getting better, while other times, it looks like the number of cases and deaths continues to climb.

Part of the problem is that we have to look backward to form an opinion about how we are doing. We can't predict with certainty. The stats keep changing, increasing and then decreasing. And then the numbers go up again.

One Result: Until we have clearly stopped the virus, there will be few, if any, in-person court hearings.

Zoom hearings have become more common, but they are relatively short and more impersonal. They also seem to clog the courts and slow down access to hearings.

Bottom Line: If you want to resolve issues soon and with enough time to work through issues, you should consider mediation. That's for both temporary and final hearings.

If you have an attorney, talk to your attorney about going to mediation. If you don't have an attorney, call a mediator and schedule a mediation (along with the other side!).

07/29/2020

There's no doubt that mediation is a popular and effective tool used to settle court cases. Since March, more and more cases are being mediated using Zoom online instead of having everyone in person at the same location, but usually in separate rooms.

Zoom allows the parties, attorneys and mediator all to be in separate locations. They communicate using the Zoom app and it seems to work well.

In-person mediations have more personal contact, but seem to move a little slower sometimes. Zoom mediations allow quick transitions from side to side and give the mediator a lot of flexibility.

The settlement rates seem to be about the same regardless of whether everyone was together in person or they were all connected electronically.

Mini Survey:
If you recently had a mediation, was it successful and how did you feel about it? Was it in person or by Zoom?

If you have a mediation in the near future, are you planning for an in-person mediation or Zoom? Why are you using the process chosen?

Stay safe, everyone!

06/27/2020

Most local mediations are being conducted remotely using a system such as Zoom or Ring Central. As much as I like the personal contact and direct communication of traditional in-person mediations, the mediation process still works very well in the remote context.
In my opinion, the remote mediations will predominate for the next year until we have a vaccine and widespread vaccinations. Be prepared for online mediation!
This week, I participated (as the attorney for one party) in a 10-hour mediation on Zoom and we were successful. It ran long because it was contentious, just as many traditional mediations do.
If you are involved in family law litigation, you should expect, and look forward to, mediation. It's still one of the best and most efficient ways to resolve cases.

05/25/2020

For people doing a DIY divorce, it can be pretty frustrating because of delays in getting into court. If you need help addressing temporary or final issues and can't reach agreement on your own, you should consider mediation.

We can do remote mediations using Zoom to help people resolve their issues. lf and when the coronavirus is brought under control, we can go back to the in-person mediations.

Note: Unfortunately, a mediator cannot draft the paperwork for the parties. You need to file your own Petition and get a Decree prepared properly, preferably by an attorney so it is done right. You can hire an attorney just to do the final papers, if you want.

It is important to do the papers correctly so you accomplish what you agreed to in mediation.

For more information, call our office at 817-338-4633.

04/30/2020

Since the courts are closed until at least June 1, 2020, they will really be jammed when they open. We will have gone 2 1/2 months without access to the courthouse.

If you file for divorce and want to get temporary orders, you should consider using a mediator to help you and your spouse work out temporary orders. You could save time and money working with a mediator.

For DIY parties, if you don't have agreements between yourselves, using a mediator makes a lot of sense.

While we still practice social distancing, mediation using Zoom is a convenient way to get the issues resolved.

If you want to schedule a mediation, you can call us at 817-338-4633. Leave a message and we will call back. We have a lot of flexibility now with the courts closed.

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307 W 7th Street, Ste 1905
Fort Worth, TX
76102

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