Mediation Mediation is a non-adversarial process in which you, with the assistance of an impartial mediator make decisions that affect your life. The agreement that you arrive at must be acceptable to both parties and the agreement then forms the basis for an uncontested divorce. Though Divorce mediation is not marriage counseling the question of saving the marriage is often explored. Supervised communication between the spouses sometimes results in a desire to seek counseling to save the marriage. However, the primary objective of divorce mediation is to assist parties who have decided upon divorce get through the process in a less confrontational setting.
Mediation can take place during the divorce suit, before the trial of the case.
However, by that time, both parties will probably have paid attorney fees and started the case in the hostile environment of the adversarial process. Couples facing divorce are urged to consider getting the assistance of a family mediator before retaining opposing divorce attorneys. The mediator is a neutral party who cannot order either of you to do anything. The agreement that is reached must be acceptable to both of you. He or she will help to defuse emotions, and guide both of you through the web of difficult issues.