Before mediation begins
Contact mediator. Schedule initial half-hour consultation.
Both spouses meet with mediator for consultation.
Schedule first joint session.
During mediation
Week 1: First joint session.
- Provide basic information about your situation.
- Define parameters of negotiation.
Weeks 2 & 3: Individual sessions ("caucuses").
- Explore your issues individually with mediator.
- Receive income, budget, and net worth forms.
- Discuss emergent matters.
Week 4: Future parenting (joint session).
Week 5: Budget and support (joint session).
Week 6: Dividing the assets (joint session).
Weeks 7 & 8: Mediator prepares Memo of Understanding.
Transition and post-mediation
Within 30 days:
- Individual attorneys review Memo of Understanding.
- Attorney for initiating spouse prepares Property Settlement Agreement, discusses with other spouse’s attorney, and files for divorce.
Within 60 days of filing:
- Divorce is finalized by judge in brief uncontested divorce hearing.
Call 201-847-0814 to schedule your divorce mediation FREE introductory consultation in one of my offices in Wyckoff, Totowa, Verona or Hackensack, New Jersey.