Statistics show that 50% of marriages end in divorce. While a common experience for many, divorce is one of life's most stressful events and a divorce mediator can help simplify the process. Under Utah state law, divorce mediation is mandatory unless both parties involved in the divorce agree on everything.
Divorce mediation is a non-adversarial process in which the parties, with the assistance of an impartial divorce mediator, work together to make decisions that will have prolonged effects on their life. The agreement must be acceptable to both parties and it forms the basis for the terms of their divorce. The parties, rather than a Judge, create their decree of divorce. If children are involved, the divorce mediation process includes child support and visitation mediation.
Even though divorce mediation is not marriage counseling, the question of saving the marriage is often explored. If both parties see a value in trying to continue a marriage, I can provide information that will allow them to explore that possibility.
The courtroom is seldom the place to resolve the complicated, emotional issues involved in a divorce. Nobody wants to be told by a Judge what the living arrangements for their children should be, whether or not they pay alimony, how they divide their property, or pay their debts. Using a skilled mediator provides divorcing couples the best opportunity to negotiate a workable, common sense arrangement that will allow them (and their children) to move forward with their lives.
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