by Ellie Stoddard, Attorney & Mediator

If you or someone you know is considering, or in the process of getting, a divorce, there's something you should know. There's a way to go through the process that could contain hostilities, save spouses lots of time, and money, and leave the parties more intact when the process is done. That way is mediation.

Everyone knows the typical approach -- "I'll hire an attorney for me; you hire an attorney for you; the chips will fall where they may; and maybe we'll talk when it's all over." With mediation, however, the approach sounds like this - "Let's talk together, with the help of a divorce mediator, and see how we can settle things in a way that we (and our children) can best survive in this new phase in our lives."

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