Divorce litigation or mediation, perhaps more so than other types of litigation, has the potential to become heated very quickly. The emotional nature of these disputes can be a barrier to achieving constructive resolutions that work to the benefit of both parties. Even worse, contentious divorce litigation can be damaging to children. In order to avoid these problems, many have found mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to be an effective way to serve people's interests while avoiding the rancor of litigation.
Mediation potentially offers a number of benefits to parties in a divorce. Most importantly, mediation gives the parties much more control over the outcome over the various issues in a divorce. Once a case is in a judge's hands, there is really no way to predict what will happen. Additionally, mediation is far less costly than litigation.
Divorce Mediation Lawyers in San Diego
Daniel J. Martin of The Law Offices of Daniel J. Martin is based in San Diego and has practiced family law in California since 1990. He also serves as a mediator. In addition to working as a lawyer and mediator, he also serves as a settlement conference judge in San Diego County. He is fully committed to helping parties in a divorce reach a mutually favorable result in mediation.
Divorce Mediation is Not for Everyone
If you want mediation to be successful, you need to understand at the outset that there are no winners or losers. The goal in mediation should be for each party to emerge from the mediation in the strongest possible position. Daniel Martin will ask both parties in mediation to be willing to give and take. Some mediators may be more focused on achieving a result, any result, at the expense of one of the parties. That is not Daniel Martin's approach. He will give each party all the information so that the parties can have a complete understanding of what is likely to happen in litigation. When each party has the information they need and enters the proceedings with an inclination to give and take, the parties are often able to reach mutually favorable resolutions.
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