Mediation Services
Who Can We Help?
The Mediators at DivorceDoneRight will mediate any issue involving families and/or children.
- Child Custody Mediation
- Co-Parenting Mediation
- Divorce/Separation Mediation
- Mediation of Equitable Financial Agreements
- Mediation of Parent/Child Conflicts
- LGBT Mediation
- Mediation of Child and Spousal Support Issues
- Mediation of Step-Family Issues
- Mediation for Unmarried Couples
DivorceDoneRight provides parents with an opportunity to ease a family's tensions through the early stages of a separation or divorce. Custody is often the first area where a separating family with children can benefit from mediation.
Our Mediators have served many families by mediating the custody issues that arise. Each has a distinguished background in helping families and children. If you can resolve your custody issues early on in your separation process, it can create a positive precedent. Further, the less parents stress over "who does what" with the kids, the better it is for the kids.
Here are some examples of the types of custody topics we mediate:
Physical Custody/Residency
- Schedules
- Holidays
- Vacations
- Birthdays
- Transportation
- Relocation
Childcare
- Daycare
- After-School Care
- Babysitters
Education
- Public School/Private School
- Post-High School Studies
- Religious Studies
Legal Custody
- Decision Making
- Healthcare
- Education
- Religion
Communication
- How parents communicate with each other
- How information about the children is shared
This type of mediation is used by parents who are already divorced or by parents who were never married. It provides a venue for continued discussion and resolution of issues that arise related to your children as they grow older. When parents can promptly address and resolve issues in a way that is responsive to their children's needs and emotional sensitivities, it goes a long way toward easing the kid's stress when they know a decision needs to be made by their parents.
Here are some examples:
Parenting Plans & Agreements
- Day-To-Day Decision Making
- Household Rules
- Discipline
- Friends
- Discussion of Events/Issues
- Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking
- Visitation - Immediate & Extended Family
- Education, e.g., Private School, Post-High School Studies, Religious Studies, Educational Financial Responsibility
- Modification or clarification of any issue addressed in the Custody or the Property Settlement Agreement
3. Divorce/Separation Mediation
Are you both clear that divorce is your best choice? DivorceDoneRight Mediation can be the best place to discuss this. Mediation can provide you with an opportunity to be heard, make decisions, and gain clarity. For some, this will begin the divorce process, and for others, it may lead to other options such as family counseling to explore reconciliation.
As a service to our clients, we have carefully prepared a list of well-regarded family therapists throughout the Delaware Valley. These are the mental health professionals who our Mediators have worked with for years and have chosen to endorse because of their excellence.
4. Mediation of Equitable Financial Agreements
Our Mediators provide the opportunity for divorcing couples to navigate their way through dividing all of their assets and liabilities. Regardless of the amount of assets and liabilities that are at issue, the mediation process is effective. To support informed decision-making related to the valuation and division of assets and liabilities, clients are free to consult with experts, such as accountants, appraisers, tax attorneys or financial advisors.
Here are some examples of the types of assets that are often addressed:
Asset Distribution
- Real Estate
- Bank Accounts
- Retirement Funds
- Timeshares
- Household Items
- Investments
- Business Interests
- Profit Sharing Plans
- Vehicles
Here are a few of the common debts that can be addressed:
Debts
- Mortgages
- Car Payments
- Credit Cards
- Loans
- Tax Liabilities
- Liens
- Children’s Education
5. Mediation of Parent/Child Conflicts
DivorceDoneRight Mediators provide parents and children with an opportunity to resolve their differences. This can be a very beneficial type of mediation before, during, or after a divorce or separation. Sometimes having a voice and being heard in mediation can open the channels of communication between parents and kids.
Click here to learn more about all of the services that DivorceDoneRight offers the LGBT community.
7. Mediation of Child and Spousal Support Issues
Mediation with DivorceDoneRight provides divorcing couples and unmarried parents with an excellent opportunity to address their financial support needs or obligations, including the amount and length of payments. Decisions can be made about child-related expenses, such as extra-curricular activities, camp, and unreimbursed medical\dental expenses.
Also, DivorceDoneRight can provide parents with the opportunity to discuss and decide how income taxes will be filed and paid, who will receive dependent deductions, and who will benefit from other deductions that might be available to your family.
8. Mediation of Step-Family Issues
Families can mediate issues arising after a new marriage with DivorceDoneRight. This includes mediation of issues related to your separated family once you or the other parent remarry or cohabitate. Also, blended families can benefit from mediation as an opportunity to communicate about the new challenges arising with this new situation.
9. Mediation for Unmarried Couples
DivorceDoneRight Mediators have experience in mediating for clients who never married and who face any of the issues outlined above.