Family Law

Fremont Family Law Attorney explains the benefits of divorce mediation

By Scott Sagaria

Fremont Family Law Attorney explains the benefits of divorce mediation.

Many couples going through a divorce have discovered that divorce mediation is the more preferable option to fighting in the court with your spouse using attorneys. Instead of a contentious process, the spouses work with a divorce mediator to negotiate issues surrounding child support and custody, division of property and spousal support. While the decisions of the mediator are not legally binding, many clients find an amicable resolution through this process.

Divorce mediation has several benefits over a litigated settlement. Couples going through mediation typically have a more amicable relationship, which benefits the children. They also have an ownership stake in the decision since they helped create it rather than having a judge impose a decision. Mediation costs much less than litigation, often on-third of the cost of a litigated divorce. It also allows the couple to learn how to work together on contentious issues, which will benefit them down the road.

Sagaria Law attorneys encourage our clients to use divorce mediation for these reasons. While it doesn?t work in every case, we have the best interests of our clients at heart, and want to do what is best for them and their children.

Here at Sagaria Law, we offer a full range of family law and legal services including divorce, paternity, adoption, child custody and visitation matters, child support, spousal support, alimony, juvenile dependency, domestic violence, division of property, grandparent visitation and custody, etc. We have seven Northern California locations including San Jose, San Francisco, Redwood City, Fremont, Salinas, Roseville and Sacramento. We offer a free thirty minute consultation, either in person at any of our offices, or over the phone. Call our offices today and we can connect you with an attorney immediately or we can schedule your free consultation with one of our family law attorneys : (408) 279-2288 or (800) 941-6730 or visit www.sagarialaw.com.

Full post as published by California Family Law Blog on August 31, 2009 (boomark / email).