Traditional litigation is not your only option if you and your spouse are heading for divorce. Divorce mediation is an alternative, collaborative process in which a neutral mediator helps you settle the terms of your divorce outside of the courtroom.
Here are four benefits of choosing divorce mediation over litigation for your Tampa divorce.
1. Stronger relationships
Divorce mediation fosters a collaborative spirit between you and your partner. Not only can this create a more peaceful separation, but it can also pave the way for a stronger post-divorce co-parenting relationship, which is helpful if you share children.
2. More privacy
Unlike divorce litigation, which is often messy and available for the public to see, mediation allows you to settle your divorce privately. This increased privacy can reduce anxiety in an already stressful process.
3. Better control
Mediation allows you and your soon-to-be ex to make arrangements, such as asset division, time sharing and child support, on your own terms rather than leaving it in the hands of a judge. While a mediated divorce must go through the court for finalization, there is limited outside interference in your decisions.
4. Less time
Litigation is often a lengthy process full of repeated court dates and negotiations. Because the mediation process takes place outside of court, guided by a neutral third-party mediator, the process typically takes significantly less time.
Divorce mediation, while not ideal for every divorce, may be an option if you and your spouse can work together to agree on your divorce terms.
