Steddom Law Office

Mediate Property, Custody, and Parenting Issues

Matters relating to separation, divorce, and custody can be both financially and emotionally draining. Mediation is a fast and cost-effective supplement to representation by your attorney.  Mediators help you reach a mutually agreeable solution, which can then be incorporated by your attorney into the court order.

Affordable. Pay as you go.  The parties share the fee, which is $360 for a four-hour session.  In some cases, one party pays for the mediation as costs occur, then gets reimbursed in the final property division. 

Fast. You control the schedule.  Sessions can be scheduled without the delays inherent in the court docket.  Mediated issues normally can be settled within several meetings over several days or weeks. Litigated divorce or post-decree motions without the benefit of mediation can drag on for months or years.

Confidential. Confidentially in mediation is protected by law, so you can resolve your family issues with privacy and dignity.

Results.  The mediator creates a summary of the resolutions the parties have agreed upon, which can then be incorporated into the documents prepared for court filing.  Upon approval and entry by a judge, those agreements become legally binding.

Issues to be addressed

in mediation:

• Children: Primary residence, visitation and contact schedules, co-parenting plans, child support, dependent deductions.

• Division of marital property, assets, and debts.

• Future financial issues: life and medical insurance, educational costs, taxes.

Still have questions? Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.