Kurt A. Muller Mediation Law Blog on Lawyers.com

As divorce becomes more prevalent, litigating spouses are frequently offered a detour off the path to divorce court commonly referred to as alternative dispute resolution.

Lawyers, psychologists, therapists, social workers and others offer mediation or arbitration to help divorcing couples in what some promote as a "friendlier" and "more humane" way to end a marriage.

While in traditional divorce negotiations Marital Settlement Agreements and Parenting Agreements are worked out by each side’s lawyer and then filtered back to the client, in divorce mediation, couples negotiate their property settlement and parenting agreements with a neutral mediator guiding the negotiations. Typically, lawyers play no part in the actual negotiations but may advise their clients, review any agreement reached, and present it to the court for final approval and entry.  Click here to read more about divorce mediation in Chicago...

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