What is mediation?
A third neutral party, a mediator, helps the parties to come up with a resolution of their case. Mediation can be utilized in any conflict but it is especially useful in a family law case. Whether it is a divorce or any other family law case, before parties file a lawsuit or ever if the suit is filed, the parties can use a mediator to settle their case and come up with a mutually agreed upon agreement.
What is the role of a Mediator?
Attorney Helena Y. Farber is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator. Which means she has taken a 40 hours mediation training classes specifically geared towards family law cases, completed the requires mediation observations, and passed strict background screening by the Florida Supreme Court.
In her mediator role Divorce Attorney Helena Y. Farber will not be representing either of the parties to the mediation and cannot provide legal advice to either party. However, her vast knowledge of the law and years of experience with divorce and family law cases are very helpful to the parties who will be using her as a mediator.
Ms. Farber will serve a neutral and impartial third party who is there to facilitate a settlement between the parties.
Why choose mediation over litigation?
Mediation is a less acrimonious way to resolve a dispute. In mediation the parties are in a non-adversarial setting, where they can work together to come up with a resolution. Mediation allows the parties to make the decision instead of a stranger, a judge, making a decision for them. Mediation process allows the parties to make the important decisions and structure their agreement with as many details as they wish. In litigation, the judge makes the decisions for the parties and oftentimes a judge does not have the time to finesse the details of an agreement and tailor them to each family. Lastly, mediation is a lot cheaper than litigation. In mediation, the parties usually do not need to each hire an attorney and attend multiples hearings, thereby saving money and time.
What cases are perfect mediation?
Any dispute can be mediated. Here are some examples of cases that can be mediated:
- Divorce- whether simple divorce with no children and assets or complicated divorce with children, assets, and alimony issues.
- Paternity Cases- custody and child support issues can be perfectly worked out in mediation.
- Post judgment issues- contempt or enforcement.
- Modification- kids grow up and their needs change, why not use a mediator to work out a new custody agreement?
- Relocation- one of the parties wants to move, a mediator can help come up with a new parenting plan.
Call 305-520-9205 to schedule your mediation.