Mediate and Settle Your Civil or Family Law Matter
Have a Chance to be Heard
Instead of court, where you won’t talk to each other, the divorce mediation process offers both the setting and support you may need to talk. This is critical because it is the time when parties are avoiding each other, have stopped talking, and not sharing information. Instead of a fight, in mediation you have a conversation with a qualified mediator helping solve things. Control the Outcome
Avoid having a third party – the attorneys or a judge – make crucial decisions about your family. Courts can tell you how much money you will get but don’t help with acknowledging emotions, improving communication, or solving your problems. Parties Are More Likely to Actually Keep Your Agreements
Since it’s the solution you both have come up with, you each have ownership of it. There is less need to worry about enforcement and it was not imposed on you or the other party by a judge. Begin the Healing Process
The inevitable result of a court battle, whatever the financial outcome, involves blame, bitterness, and damaged relationships. What you do now will color what kind of relationship you have a year, five years or longer from now. Feel Proud about How You Handled Your Divorce. Do your divorce in a different way than you did your marriage. Close the door of the marriage gently rather than slam it shut. Your children remember that. In mediation, you are able to get through this with your self-respect intact. You didn’t run from the issues, spoke up, listened, stayed at the table – out of your commitment to yourself and your family and with your values. Save Time, Money and Emotional Strain
When both parties agree to work together, the costs–including time, money, and emotional costs–are considerably less than those of a typical contested divorce. Most high-conflict divorces go on for years. Prolonged divorces deplete assets, entail expensive professional services, interrupt business, and interfere with opportunities for personal growth and the desire to get on with life. Divorce mediation, by contrast, helps achieve closure. Settlements Work! Over 97% of divorces are settled by agreement between the couple. In fact 90% of civil cases also settle. It makes sense from the outset to choose to be one of that 90+%. Clients who chose mediation are grateful for the support and help they received through the process. As one client put it, “You will long be remembered for helping us to take care of ourselves and our children.”
Benefits of Mediation In Civil Litigation other than Family Law Cases
The key benefit of mediation is its ability to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the participants. Confidentiality is the foundation for other benefits as well, especially when it leads to resolution of a legal dispute. As cases are diverted to alternative dispute resolution (ADR), court efficiency improves. Reduced caseloads, in turn, increase the public's satisfaction with the judicial branch as other matters move through the system more efficiently. Whether mediation takes place at the courthouse or in a private office, litigants have more control over the subject dispute and in many instances can minimize harm to important relationships. They may also lower their legal bills, and risk, if a complex and expensive case is resolved short of trial. Roseville attorney Kulvinder Singh has been licensed to practice law in California since 1996. His website is www.singhlawoffice.com and telephone number is (916) 939-5151.
