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If you are facing the possibility of divorce, child custody, financial
or other issues surrounding a marital break-up, you need sound,
intelligent legal advice. BOS Legal Family Law Group provides
guidance and support to see you through this difficult period.
In Massachusetts, there are only two ways to get a divorce:
either the parties agree as to the division of their property, the
custody and support of their children, and the terms of spousal
support, if any, or a judge decides these issues after a long,
expensive and painful litigation process. If a couple cannot
reach agreement about these issues on their own, yet they don't
want a judge to decide for them, one option is to for them to hire
a divorce mediator to help them reach a fair agreement.
Divorce Mediation
A mediator does not represent either party. Rather, a mediator
creates a cooperative environment where the couple can work
together to reach agreement on the terms of their divorce. Both
parties retain the right to consult with their own attorneys during
the process. Once an agreement is reached, the mediator will
write up the agreement into a document which the parties can file
in Court to obtain a divorce.
The mediation process works only if both the husband and wife
are willing to make a full financial disclosure, and if they both are
willing to make a good faith effort to reach agreement.
The benefits of mediation are:
Lower cost because the cost of the mediator is split between the
parties, and the process takes a shorter amount of time. The
amount of time needed to reach agreement varies based upon
the level of conflict, the number of issues and the complexity of
the parties' finances. Mediation costs $215 per hour, and a
typical mediation takes approximately 10 hours.
Less painful for the children and the parties because the nasty
battles that usually characterize the divorce litigation process are
avoided.
Mediated settlements usually last longer and work better
because the parties have more of a stake in an agreement that
they worked out themselves.
The only pre-requisite for hiring our firm as a mediator is that you
and your spouse have a dispute involving your divorce that you
cannot resolve on your own. If you and your spouse have
reached agreement on all issues, and you simply are looking for
the cheapest and easiest way of completing the paperwork to
finalize the divorce, then we suggest that one spouse retain an
attorney to draft the paperwork, and the other spouse can retain
an attorney if he or she wishes simply to review the agreement.
or other issues surrounding a marital break-up, you need sound,
intelligent legal advice. BOS Legal Family Law Group provides
guidance and support to see you through this difficult period.
In Massachusetts, there are only two ways to get a divorce:
either the parties agree as to the division of their property, the
custody and support of their children, and the terms of spousal
support, if any, or a judge decides these issues after a long,
expensive and painful litigation process. If a couple cannot
reach agreement about these issues on their own, yet they don't
want a judge to decide for them, one option is to for them to hire
a divorce mediator to help them reach a fair agreement.
Divorce Mediation
A mediator does not represent either party. Rather, a mediator
creates a cooperative environment where the couple can work
together to reach agreement on the terms of their divorce. Both
parties retain the right to consult with their own attorneys during
the process. Once an agreement is reached, the mediator will
write up the agreement into a document which the parties can file
in Court to obtain a divorce.
The mediation process works only if both the husband and wife
are willing to make a full financial disclosure, and if they both are
willing to make a good faith effort to reach agreement.
The benefits of mediation are:
Lower cost because the cost of the mediator is split between the
parties, and the process takes a shorter amount of time. The
amount of time needed to reach agreement varies based upon
the level of conflict, the number of issues and the complexity of
the parties' finances. Mediation costs $215 per hour, and a
typical mediation takes approximately 10 hours.
Less painful for the children and the parties because the nasty
battles that usually characterize the divorce litigation process are
avoided.
Mediated settlements usually last longer and work better
because the parties have more of a stake in an agreement that
they worked out themselves.
The only pre-requisite for hiring our firm as a mediator is that you
and your spouse have a dispute involving your divorce that you
cannot resolve on your own. If you and your spouse have
reached agreement on all issues, and you simply are looking for
the cheapest and easiest way of completing the paperwork to
finalize the divorce, then we suggest that one spouse retain an
attorney to draft the paperwork, and the other spouse can retain
an attorney if he or she wishes simply to review the agreement.
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