Divorce and separation
Divorce mediation for two people who would rather decide
You keep the decisions. I keep the conversation moving and the paperwork straight.
We meet at the office on Battery Street or by video, usually for two hours at a time. Most couples need three to five sessions. Between them I send a short summary of what you agreed and what's still open, so nothing depends on anyone's memory.
When you're done, I draft a written agreement for the court. I encourage each of you to have your own lawyer read it before you sign; I'm neutral, so I can't advise either of you on whether it's a good deal for you.
What you can settle in the room
A schedule for the children
A parenting schedule built around school, work and holidays, with a way to change it as the kids grow.
The house
Who stays, who moves, how it's valued, and what happens to the mortgage.
Savings and retirement
How accounts and pensions are divided, and the paperwork each one needs.
Support
Child and spousal support worked out from real figures you both can see.
Debts
Cards, loans and car payments: whose name, whose payment, from when.
The small things
The dog, the photo albums, the canoe. They matter, and they get their own time.
How the sessions go
- 01
Step 1: A first call with each of you
Twenty minutes each, so I hear both sides before we meet and can tell you whether mediation fits.
- 02
Step 2: The first joint session
We list what has to be decided and agree on the order. Usually the children come first.
- 03
Step 3: Working sessions
One topic at a time, with the documents in front of us. Either of you can ask for a break or a private word.
- 04
Step 4: The written agreement
I draft it, you both read it, and your own lawyers review it before anything is filed.
Talk it through before you decide
Either of you can call first. You'll leave the call knowing whether mediation can work in your situation.