Can Mediation Have Me Divorced by Year-End?

Now that it’s fall, one of the common questions we receive at Equitable Mediation Services this time of year is “can mediation have me divorced by year-end?”  A good question given the numerous implications having your divorce go on for a long period of time can bring.  And while rushing through your divorce is never a good thing, having it drag on and on with endless attorney volleying (and with that volleying, substantial costs) is not what you should be looking to do either.  So how can divorce mediation in New Jersey help me you ask?

1. Divorce Mediation is an efficient divorce- couples who use a divorce mediation service like ours can typically get through their divorce in four to six sessions and have everything wrapped up in a matter of weeks instead of the years it can take in a typical, attorney driven / litigated divorce.
2. Divorce Mediation is a collaborative divorce - because you’re both sitting in the same room and working together to come to solutions that work for both of you, with the help of a neutral New Jersey divorce mediator your sessions are focused on finding solutions, not prolonging the argument.  It’s not about right or wrong, winning or losing it’s about fair and equitable.  Using mediation to handle your divorce leads to less time spent arguing and focusing on the past and more time on being future focused and solutions oriented.
3. Divorce Mediation is a smarter divorce – by empowering you to do your own research, gather your own discovery documentation and make your own decisions, with the help of your NJ divorce mediator, you control how long the process should take, savings yourself at least $20,000 in the process.  No more waiting for your attorney to call you back, no more wondering when the other side is going to respond and no more ruined weekends getting a “nastygram” from the other attorney on a Friday afternoon, only to be unable to respond until Monday.  Does that sound like something you’d want to subject yourself to?  Or would you rather take the smarter path and control your own destiny?  Last time I checked, it was your divorce.  Not the courts, not the judge’s and certainly not your attorney’s.

So if you’re ready to move forward or have any questions about divorce mediation or how mediation can benefit you, please feel free to contact us to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation in one of our seven North or Central New Jersey office locations where we will take some time to get to know more about you and your situation and see if mediation is right for you.  Of if you’re simply not ready yet, feel free to visit the Equitable Mediation Services website where you’ll find lots of great information about parenting plans, equitable distribution, NJ child support and spousal support / alimony and contact us when you’re ready.  Once you learn more about divorce mediation we know you’ll agree it truly is the smarter way to divorce.