"Take Control of the Outcome of Your Divorce"
Avoid a long and expensive divorce in court that leaves the outcome in the hands of a third party-a judge- who knows little or nothing about you and your family.
I'm Vivian C. Rodriguez, and I help parties in family disputes workout creative solutions to lessen the emotional and financial impact of expensive and long litigation. As a certified family mediator, I help people take advantage of divorce mediation to resolve their divorce-related problems.
If you're like most people headed to divorce court, you may be facing the fear of the unknown: What will be the outcome? How will it impact you and your family? How long will it cost? or How long will it take?
And if you have been there before and now have additional problem related to your divorce, then you're probably dreading going back to resolve those new problems.
Wouldn't a solution that addresses all of these fears for you and your family make more sense?
"Mediation Lets You Get On With Your Life, Avoiding the
Emotional and Financial Costs Usually Associated with Litigation"
To avoid the emotional and financial costs associated with litigation, you need to find an alternative way to resolve your family disputes.
Mediation is an alternative to litigation that will let you and your spouse or former spouse avoid the emotional and financial costs of litigation. Mediation is a neutral and informal process in which you have control to reach an agreement resolving your entire dispute. It allows you and your spouse (or former spouse) to resolve your issues with dignity by working together instead of opposing each other.
Using a trained and certified mediator to facilitate communication between you and your spouse, you can resolve all issues pending between you. With the assistance of a mediator, you can create flexible solutions to resolve those issues, and not be stuck with a decision rendered by a divorce judge. The process works equally well to resolve post-divorce issues--those issues that develop after the final judgment of divorce has been entered.
As a mediator I constantly see parties work together to resolve the most complicated issue in a way that works for them.
Since I also happen to be a family attorney with many years of experience in contested divorces, I know that many of these comprehensive solutions would not be really possible if the case were litigated. And once a judge makes his/her decision in your case, your only option if you don't like the outcome is an appeal (and more time and money spent in court), with no guarantee that you will be able to get a different result.
Below you will find the major benefits of mediation as they apply to a divorce or other family issue.
For more information on the mediation process and how it can help you resolve your divorce or family dispute, refer to the page.
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Major Benefits of Mediation
Control - You and your spouse decide what issues to settle, and with how much detail and flexibility given your individual interests and goals.
Certainty of Outcome - More certainty in the outcome of your case because you, the parties, reach the decisions. In other word, a trial will lead to a certain outcome, but the exact outcome is unknown to you until the judge renders a decision on all issues in the case. And you may not like the way he or she decides the case.
Confidentiality - Subject to certain exceptions provided by law, communication in mediation is confidential, which leaves you and your spouse free to engage in discussions to reach an agreement without having to worry that anything either of you say during the negotiations may later be used against you in court. Of course, unless you and your spouse agree otherwise, the agreement itself is usually not confidential and is filed with the court.
Save on Legal and Other Litigation Fees - Since you and your spouse can work out an agreement, you save on legal fees and expenses, including the fees of other experts who may need to testify in court to resolve some issues.
Mediation gives you ultimate control over the outcome or ultimate resolution of all issues, more certainty over the actual outcome and its impact on your life, is confidential, and costs less than litigation - All of which leaves you free to get on with your life!
There are other important benefits to mediation, but I think you would agree these are pretty big on their own.
If you'd like more information and don't find it on this site, please contact me via telephone or email to find out if mediation is right for you. I will be happy to schedule a free, 15-minute session to determine if mediation will work for you.
Vivian Rodriguez
Florida Certified Family Mediator