Advantages of Mediation

• There is time for the real issues and each person’s needs to be  identified
• With mediation the parties involved have the responsibility for decision making and control, as opposed to having the Court make decisions for your lives
• Lessens the emotional stress and creates options for solutions
• Work for the family rather then against one another
• Mediation does not punish the parties.
• You can facilitate the use of neutral accountants, appraisers, actuaries, attorneys and other professionals in order to help make informed choices about property, investments, tax issues, child support, and areas such as maintenance
• During the mediation process clients learn helpful language that allows them to communicate and resolve issues.
• Mediation can significantly reduce the cost of a divorce
• Gain control over every area of the process, as opposed to very little control in the Court system
• Make opportunities for creative solutions that would not be limited to  “what is legally typical” for all divorces
• There is confidentiality between the client and the mediator.
• Avoid transferring anger and frustration to the children and home life that comes from the adversarial system of the Court.
• Avoid the adversarial system that promotes affidavits which contain negative and hurtful things about each party

Take advantage of all the benefits of choosing a mediator before litigation. Contact Terri Romanoff-Newman Ph.D., L.P. for an experienced Minnesota mediator if you are near Mineapolis, Edina, Eden Prairie, Apple Valley, St. Paul, and the surrounding Twin Cities area.