Divorce Mediation

If you are a divorcing or divorced parent of teenage children, you have probably given some thought to how to manage the cost of a college education or a vocational program for your children. This topic can often be a major point of contention which requires a difficult discussion and significant cooperation to create a successful outcome. I suggest formal mediation as a process to resolve [...]

How can Virtual Mediation Help Your Holidays? Virtual Mediation can help smooth the holidays. Divorcing couples or recently divorced couples commonly experience some sadness over the holidays. If they have young children the feelings of loss and grief can be even greater. Underlying these feelings of holiday loss and sadness are often deeper layers of emotions including the frazzled feelings from shopping and gift [...]

Divorce Mediation Divorce is rarely easy, but a good mediator can help make it as painless as possible. John Butler can help with divorce mediation. Here are some typical issues I can help you resolve. Child custody Child Visitation and holiday schedules Alimony (Spousal Support) Child Support Division of debts/debt allocation Division of real property Division of investments Division of household items and physical personal property [...]

Mediation Versus Do-It-Your-Self Divorce – Which is Best? A couple going through a divorce has basically three choices: Try to do their divorce by themselves.  Pay attorneys to advocate for them against their spouse’s attorney.  Work together through mediation. Here is a look at the pros and cons of trying to do it themselves and/or working together through mediation followed by some analysis based [...]

Not Ready to File for Divorce? Couples usually want to know that they have really tried to make a marriage work before ending it. For couples who need time to work through their struggles, and who do not want to risk destabilizing their existing situation I have been able to use my experience as a mediator to help them craft what I have come to call [...]

Family Law Is Not Always About Divorce In addition to years of success as a mediator in legal divorce cases, I also have proven expertise in helping couples solve other problems through mediation. Mediation works great as an alternative to therapy because it is fact based and results oriented. Rather than looking for the cause of problems, a good mediator helps their clients solve them. In [...]

Mediation Benefits - Confidentiality Confidentiality in a mediation is a significant benefit to the parties. In general whatever is said in mediation cannot be legally repeated in Court or to any other legal authority. That means that offers made, counter offers proffered, as well as topics discussed cannot be revealed. More importantly, it means that personal issues and topics can be dealt with honestly and directly. [...]

What is the Divorce Mediation Process? With the advent of modern technology, mediation can now be done virtually. Today, you can resolve conflicts and develop understanding at reduced costs and disruption. Here is what to expect in divorce mediation? At Virtual Divorce Mediation, we allow you to structure your divorce the way you want it. When you access our service, you are getting the following benefits. Parties [...]

Mediation Overview How does mediation work? Mediation is a private, comparatively informal method of professionally settling disputes. As the mediator, I am a neutral facilitator trained to assist you in creating a positive environment and conceptual framework within which you communicate about your dispute. I will assist you in the following areas. creating greater understanding exploring tangible solutions to problems structuring a positive resolution including [...]