Divorce Mediation Benefits Young and Mature Couples Seeking a Divorce

The first thing people say to me when they find out I am a divorce mediator in NJ, is “wow, you must see a lot of crazy things” which is followed by a story about their friend / brother / cousin who went through an awful attorney driven divorce which is then followed by “and you would not believe how much money they spent!” to which I reply: “actually I do.  Does $100,000 sound about right?”  You see stories like this are not only sad but they’re typical – but it doesn’t have to be this way.  There is a better alternative and it’s called divorce mediation. It’s a fact that divorce mediation benefits young and mature couples seeking a divorce here in New Jersey by making the process more efficient and less costly than if you were to pursue an attorney-driven divorce such as litigation or a collaborative divorce proceeding.

• For younger couples, you probably haven’t gotten to the point where you’ve accumulated significant assets and therefore don’t have the money or quite frankly the need to hire aggressive legal representation to pursue your divorce.  Using divorce mediation is your best bet as it will save you significant money by allowing you to make all of the decisions necessary in order to peacefully end your divorce and move on with your lives.  Many of our younger divorce mediation clients don’t have children yet so the process is made even easier by coming to mediation.  For cases like these, agreements can be reached in as little as one session!

• For mature couples seeking a divorce, the opposite is true in that you do have significant assets to protect and chances are you probably close to retirement so giving all your money to an attorney is not going to get you any closer to that beach house at the New Jersey shore although it will get your lawyer closer to it!   With the help of a NJ mediator like myself by using divorce mediation you can come to agreements on all of the necessary issues and topics and come to a complete agreement without ever having to see an attorney.  It’s a common misconception that mature couples seeking a divorce can’t use mediation because all of the issues aren’t covered.  Simply not true. Mediation covers all the major topics including parenting plans, equitable distribution, child support and spousal support (alimony).

No matter how long you’ve been married, divorce mediation benefits young and mature couples seeking a divorce here in New Jersey.  If you have less than a minute, I invite you to watch this helpful video on the benefits of mediation and when you’re ready, e-mail us or call us at (908) 864-2177 and ask for Joseph Dillon to schedule your consultation or ask any questions about how mediation may benefit you in your particular circumstances.