Will I Need to Attend Court During a Mediated Divorce? Bristol County Divorce Attorney Represent Clients Throughout the Mediated Divorce Process In Massachusetts, if you are getting a divorce, you will have to go to court unless there’s a special waiver by the court. That is typically not allowed, unless the party seeking the waiver […]
Read MoreBristol County Divorce Attorney Explains Three Things You Must Know About Mediation As a dedicated Bristol County Divorce Attorney, clients often ask about divorce mediation. I often advise clients of several things they should know about mediation. Whether you go through court for a divorce or through mediation, your divorce agreement in Massachusetts can be […]
Read MoreMassachusetts Divorce Lawyer Discusses Going Through Mediation Prior to Divorce I am often asked as a Massachusetts Divorce Lawyer about the process of mediation prior to divorce. Generally, you would go to a mediator and work through any differences you have with your spouse and the terms of your divorce. For instance, you might have a […]
Read MoreMassachusetts Divorce Lawyer Discusses Filing Divorce Documents During Mediation I am often asked as a Massachusetts Divorce Lawyer if you can file divorce documents during a mediation. In Massachusetts as your mediator, we would make sure that you left this office with an entire package of documents that you would need to file for the […]
Read MoreMassachusetts Mediated Divorce Attorney Discusses a Mutual Agreement Prior to Mediation Sometimes when people come to me as a Massachusetts Mediated Divorce Attorney for mediation they’ve done a lot of research, they’ve done a lot of talking with their spouse and they really have come to an agreement. That is a great thing, because I think an […]
Read MoreBristol County Mediated Divorce Attorney Discusses the Job of the Mediator I am frequently asked as a Bristol County Mediated Divorce Attorney what the role or the job of a mediator is during a divorce proceeding. In Massachusetts, the role of the mediator is to help the parties come to an agreement on all the […]
Read MoreBristol County Mediated Divorce Attorney Discusses Interviewing a Mediator Alone I advise clients as a Bristol County Mediated Divorce Attorney that if a lawyer meets with someone and gives them legal advice, that creates an attorney-client relationship. The only way that mediation could proceed between that party and that party’s spouse is if the spouse […]
Read MoreMassachusetts Mediated Divorce Lawyer Explains How Mediation Can Protect Your Legal Rights I advise clients as a Massachusetts Mediated Divorce Lawyer that It’s important for both spouses to be aware of the finances of the marriage when you’re going into a mediation process. That’s because you want to be able to evaluate the financial statement […]
Read MoreBristol County Mediated Divorce Lawyer Discusses an Enforceable Mediated Divorce I advise clients as a Bristol County Mediated Divorce Lawyer that any divorce agreement in Massachusetts, once it is approved by a judge will be enforceable for all intents and purposes. If you obtain an agreement as a result of going through litigation with lawyers […]
Read MoreHow a Mediated Divorce Can Help Arguing Spouses Mediation can work for divorcing people no matter what stage they are in their relationship with each other. Oftentimes at the beginning of a divorce process people are upset, angry, betrayed, bringing the history of their marriage into a mediation setting, and I generally redirect them to […]
Read MoreCan My Divorce Mediation Attorney Represent Me in the Future? When someone is a mediator for spouses getting a divorce, they cannot later represent either spouse and that can also happen in the reverse. Sometimes, we will be representing somebody and they’ll say “Oh, my spouse has seen the light. They want to go to […]
Read MoreDivorce Mediation in Massachusetts Mediation is gaining popularity. In my estimation and this is just based on my experience, I would say the last 7 or 8 years in Massachusetts, it has become more and more common. I became certified as a mediator in the early 90s and I’ve been doing it consistently since then. […]
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