Mediation: The choice to divorce often comes after a long, agonizing period of evaluation. The decision is often accompanied by internal pressure to proceed as quickly as possible. Balancing the emotional impetus and the legal process of divorce is a significant part of any family lawyer’s practice. Can mediation speed things up? Absolutely. Mediation, a…
When you’re in love and starting your life together, you hardly want to think about getting divorced and splitting the assets. For this reason, prenuptial agreements have a very bad reputation. There is the risk that starting the discussion will burst the bubble of “happily ever after” that all young couples dream of, so the…
Divorce mediation is a particular specialty in the larger field of mediation. In Pennsylvania, mediators are not certified, so be sure to examine the background of a mediator you intend to hire for your divorce. As the name implies, mediation is the process of finding a median, or midpoint, where two parties in conflict can…