Milwaukee Divorce Mediation |
Collaborative divorce attorney Diane S. Diel also works as a divorce mediator, helping both represented and unrepresented clients achieve agreements based on the needs and interests of both parties.
If you already have a lawyer, Attorney Diel assists clients who are already working with lawyers to find solutions to their issues. If you are referred to Diane in this way, your lawyer will arrange the mediation and Diane will circulate an agreement for divorce mediation and a request for information in advance of the mediation session. If you do not have a lawyer and believe that you and your spouse can work together with the help of a neutral to reach agreements in your divorce, Attorney Diel can help.
If you already have a lawyer, Attorney Diel assists clients who are already working with lawyers to find solutions to their issues. If you are referred to Diane in this way, your lawyer will arrange the mediation and Diane will circulate an agreement for divorce mediation and a request for information in advance of the mediation session. If you do not have a lawyer and believe that you and your spouse can work together with the help of a neutral to reach agreements in your divorce, Attorney Diel can help.
What is Divorce Mediation?
In divorce mediation, the two of you hire a neutral third party to assist you in reaching agreements. The mediator provides information about the legal process and guides the discussion to help resolve issues.
The mediator does not represent either party and cannot provide legal advice. When Attorney Diel acts as a divorce mediator and you and your spouse have not hired individual lawyers, she will be able to help you and your spouse together create the documents that will resolve your case. She will not go to court with you at the final hearing but will prepare you for that hearing. If you are in Milwaukee County, currently, your divorce may be granted without a court hearing at all.
The mediator does not represent either party and cannot provide legal advice. When Attorney Diel acts as a divorce mediator and you and your spouse have not hired individual lawyers, she will be able to help you and your spouse together create the documents that will resolve your case. She will not go to court with you at the final hearing but will prepare you for that hearing. If you are in Milwaukee County, currently, your divorce may be granted without a court hearing at all.
What to Expect from Divorce Mediation
Before your first mediation session, follow your divorce mediator's instructions for any steps you should take prior to the session. If you need to bring any forms or other materials to your first session, your mediator will let you know.
At your initial mediation session, your mediator will explain the mediation process as well as the rights and obligations of all parties involved. When Attorney Diel serves as your mediator, she will review and prepare the necessary divorce forms and file the required paperwork on your behalf upon completion.
Attorney Diel will then work with you and your spouse to help reach agreement on the issues. Each meeting will follow an agenda that will help move towards permanent agreement. Attorney Diel likely will ask you to complete some “homework” in-between sessions such as providing financial information or completing forms.
At your initial mediation session, your mediator will explain the mediation process as well as the rights and obligations of all parties involved. When Attorney Diel serves as your mediator, she will review and prepare the necessary divorce forms and file the required paperwork on your behalf upon completion.
Attorney Diel will then work with you and your spouse to help reach agreement on the issues. Each meeting will follow an agenda that will help move towards permanent agreement. Attorney Diel likely will ask you to complete some “homework” in-between sessions such as providing financial information or completing forms.
What are the Benefits of Divorce Mediation?
The goal of divorce mediation is to allow parties to reach agreements that meet the needs of both parties and their children without the financial and emotional cost of a court battle. With mediation, you work directly with your spouse and not through lawyers to decide what’s best for you and your family. You control the pace of the mediation process and the cost.
Divorce mediation allows you and your spouse to fashion creative solutions that may not be possible in traditional divorce cases. In traditional cases, one party often comes away feeling like the case didn’t go the way it should have. Divorce mediation prioritizes effective communication and conflict resolution so both parties can leave feeling satisfied with the agreements they reached.
Mediation is an affordable divorce option that gives you experienced help and access to legal and process knowledge about divorce. Traditional adversarial representation is often costly with parties often feeling that the costs both financially and emotionally were not worth it.
Divorce mediation allows you and your spouse to fashion creative solutions that may not be possible in traditional divorce cases. In traditional cases, one party often comes away feeling like the case didn’t go the way it should have. Divorce mediation prioritizes effective communication and conflict resolution so both parties can leave feeling satisfied with the agreements they reached.
Mediation is an affordable divorce option that gives you experienced help and access to legal and process knowledge about divorce. Traditional adversarial representation is often costly with parties often feeling that the costs both financially and emotionally were not worth it.
Call for a FREE Phone Consultation with an Experienced Divorce Mediator in Milwaukee
On your initial call to this office, you may be asked to provide information to our legal assistant so that we can make sure that we do not have a conflict of interest in talking with you. After that call, Attorney Diane S. Diel will give you and your spouse a free half-hour telephone call consultation.
Thereafter, Attorney Diel will want to meet with you and your spouse for an initial educational meeting about the mediation process. We will set the educational meeting for up to two hours in length and will conduct the meeting either virtually or, health and convenience permitting, There is a fee for this meeting.
Thereafter, Attorney Diel will want to meet with you and your spouse for an initial educational meeting about the mediation process. We will set the educational meeting for up to two hours in length and will conduct the meeting either virtually or, health and convenience permitting, There is a fee for this meeting.