The articles on this page are offered to inform spouses about divorce mediation. In Pennsylvania, husbands and wives who choose a mediation divorce can divorce without setting foot in court.
Articles by Dann Johns, Divorce Mediator & Attorney about divorce mediation in Pennsylvania:
Divorce mediation is spouses discussing and deciding the terms of their divorce with help from a mediator. Here are three important things to know about divorce mediation: 1. Spouses discuss divorce topics together, during sessions with their mediator. 2. Spouses are the decision-makers in divorce mediation—not lawyers or judges. 3. The divorce mediator is impartial, never taking sides for or against either spouse.
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A typical divorce mediation case has three steps: 1. Spouses meet with a mediator to discuss divorce topics. 2. Legal documents are drafted, reviewed, and signed. 3. A divorce decree is requested from a court. NOTE: In Pennsylvania, this third step is done by mail. Spouses who reach agreement to divorce are not required to set foot in court.
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The top three benefits of divorce mediation are: 1. costs less than other ways to divorce, 2. promptly resolves divorce issues, 3. makes divorce as peaceful as possible. For divorcing mothers and fathers, mediation offers another benefit. It may help divorcing parents keep—or start to build—a positive parenting relationship.
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A typical Pennsylvania divorce mediation case with Dann Johns, Divorce Mediator & Attorney, costs about $3,700 to $5,200 and includes: 1. discussing and deciding divorce topics, 2. signing a postnuptial agreement, 3. getting a Pennsylvania divorce decree. Lump sum payment is not required. MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express are accepted.
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In divorce mediation spouses may discuss and decide divorce topics in days, sign legal documents within weeks, and get a Pennsylvania divorce decree within months. Or divorcing spouses may choose a slower pace—timing is up to them.
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Getting your own attorney is not required in divorce mediation, but is an option. In a mediation divorce, each spouse decides for themself whether to get advice from their own lawyer. If you decide to talk to your own attorney, consider doing so before divorce mediation sessions start or ahead of signing legal documents that make divorce mediation terms enforceable.
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A free consultation with Dann Johns, Divorce Mediator and Attorney lasts up to 1.5 hours and offers you and your spouse: 1. answers to questions about divorce and divorce mediation, 2. information (legal, tax, financial, parenting) to help make informed decisions about divorce, 3. a written estimate setting the cost of a mediation divorce. Spouses attend a free consultation together.
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I help spouses divorce peacefully, through divorce mediation. Working together we can complete a Pennsylvania mediation divorce without setting foot in court. These are my ideals working as a divorce mediator: 1. Peace—I am committed to peaceful resolution of all divorce issues. 2. Impartiality—I do not pick sides for or against either spouse. 3. Kindness—I am kind to both spouses.
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A peaceful divorce is possible! In Pennsylvania, spouses may choose divorce mediation to: 1. calmly discuss and decide terms of divorce, 2. divorce without setting foot in court, 3. keep costs of divorce as low as possible. In my office, about 9 in 10 divorcing couples who try mediation promptly reach agreement on terms of divorce that otherwise would be decided by a court.
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Have a more peaceful divorce mediation by knowing how to: 1. talk with your spouse more peacefully, 2. let go of anger, 3. restore inner peace. In each moment we have a chance to make our words, thoughts, and lives more peaceful!
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