Mediation to Stay Married™
Mediation to Stay Married (marital mediation) where parties have not taken irrevocable steps towards divorce (and even in some cases where they have) can be very effective and can let a marriage see a new day.
Imagine for a moment a couple who are having marital problems. One of the spouses has already made irrevocable steps in the direction of divorce, such as moving out, or starting an affair.
Some divorce lawyers compound the problem by going into "attack mode" as soon as they have the first meeting with a new "divorce" client. The attorney may start to "execute" the divorce much as a heating technician will replace a furnace. And sadly, he or she does this often without taking that first step of probing with the client whether the divorce is inevitable, or whether continued work can be done by the married couple to revitalize their marriage.
Now roll back the time a year or two. The couple is having problems. They have attempted to seek help through marriage counseling. It has not helped. They don't know where to turn, and assume that their marriage is not viable.
That's where Mediation to Stay Married can help. Mediation to Stay Married (also known as marital mediation) is a technique to use mediation to help a couple negotiate their differences. Often the problem is financial. Lawyer/mediators can assist the couple in thinking about financial and estate planning solutions that may relieve the conflict and let the relationship move forward. Mediators are experts in dispute resolution, and often short-term mediation can have long-term positive effects. Visit our Articles page.
Some Mediation to Stay Married sessions result in a written agreement. Some do not. Sometimes the mediation sessions will be simultaneous with continued marital counseling, or individual therapy. Using all the tools available is very important to a marriage in trouble. Just knowing what their own divorce would look like (based on the facts and circumstances of their situation), may give the parties information they need to know when evaluating the viability of their own marriage (or the landscape of the divorce). For more information on Mediation to Stay Married, visit our articles page or our website www.mediationtostaymarried.com
Some typical scenarios handled by Mediation to Stay Married are job loss, poor handling of finances, couples in second marriages who failed to enter into prenuptial agreements, entrepreneurial risk taking, differences in spending habits, concerns about future or present inheritance. Visit mediationtostaymarried.com for typical scenarios.
For other practitioners working in the area of Mediation to Stay Married, see my links section.
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