A Basic Checklist for Successful Divorce Mediation

Thorough preparation increases the odds of your success with divorce mediation. With this in mind, we’ve compiled a brief list of everything you’ll need to arrange or consider if you are to succeed with mediation.

Take a look at this checklist!

• Find a divorce mediator who is experienced, respected and certified.
• Determine how much your divorce mediator will charge for their services.
• Approach divorce mediation with an open-minded nature and be willing to compromise.
• Prepare for the fact that you and your spouse will both have different emotions and priorities.
• Write down your own list of goals and priorities to give yourself some guidance in all ensuing negotiations and discussions.
• Attempt to work out some of the issues of your divorce with your spouse before you even get to your mediation session.
• Gather and organize all financial information that you may need as part of your mediation sessions.
• Obtain an assessment of your home value and the value of any other high-price assets you might own.
• Determine if you wish to keep your home after your divorce.
• Determine the schedule you wish to follow for your mediation sessions.
• Work with your spouse to determine issues of immediate priority, including who will live in the home during the divorce process and who will be in charge of which expenses.
• Seek independent legal counsel so you have advice and an advocate during the mediation process.
• Do your best to keep your frustration or other emotions to yourself throughout the process so they do not damage your mediation.

Need some more pointers or to-do items to find success with your divorce mediation? Contact an experienced Long Island divorce lawyer at Solutions Divorce Mediation for more tips.