During the mediation, an impartial mediator assists the two of you in concluding an agreement that addresses all of the issues that should properly be resolved by you incident to your separation and divorce. In order to help you accomplish this, your mediator will provide:

• Information: As many divorcing individuals are unsure of the financial and legal aspects of divorce, your mediator will insure that you receive information, both verbal and written, necessary to create the best possible agreement suited to your individual needs and the needs of your children.
      
• Respectful Environment: Just as importantly, the mediation process employed by Divorce Mediation Professionals provides you with an environment which promotes respectful and constructive communication and encourages your active participation.
       
• Constructive Discussions: Divorce mediation is not "once over lightly".  One of the reason that it takes less time for a couple to conclude an agreement in divorce mediation than it does when they turn to adversarial divorce proceedings, is that there is no wasted time in divorce mediation. Most of the things that divorce lawyers do (draw pleadings, make motions, appear in court to answer the calendar or ask for an adjournment) and most of the time that they expend doing those things, have little or nothing to do with the ultimate outcome. They are just part of the game of legal chess that divorce lawyers make of your divorce.  During your mediation sessions, you address the problems which must be resolved openly, directly and in an organized fashion.