Mediation Services for Arizona 480-998-1500
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Ontario Canada now requires divorcing couples to attend a mandatory mediation information session before they may litigate their case. In the session, the parties learn about why they would want to mediate their divorce, instead of litigate it. This article explores why such sessions are a good idea, and whether Arizona should adopt a similar [...]
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I finally caught the first two episodes of the television program called “Fairly Legal.” The show is about a mediator, and, as a mediator, I was interested to see if the show accurately portrayed my profession. Just as viewers of “CSI” expect crime professionals to solve every murder in one hour or less (often based [...]
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A Divorce Mediator in Arizona can be used for other services when parties are failing to get along. A mediator can be use to develop a pathway for reconciliation. A mediator can actually save relationships rather than to be only thought of as someone who helps settle a divorce.
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There are so many reasons to mediate your dispute, rather than litigate it. Below are the reasons environmentally aware people would want to mediate: 1. You will save trees. Litigation often requires a lot of paper. I have had litigated cases that take up four banker boxes or more of papers. What is written on [...]
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What Do You Do If You Are Mediating Your Arizona Divorce , But You Think That Your Spouse May Have Hidden Assets? Some parties to a divorce think that the other party has hidden assets. It is true that people can, and undoubtedly have, successfully hidden assets before, whether involved in a litigated or mediated [...]
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When couples accrue property during the Arizona marriage in any way other than gift or inheritance(community property), they need an effective manner to divide that property during the divorce. Arizona law requires an “equitable” (near equal) division of community property. However, the Court generally sanctions any reasonable division, and mediation gives the parties more of [...]
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Generally there are three types of mediation. These would include Evaluative, Facilitative and Transformative Mediation. What is Evaluative Mediation? Evaluative mediation is a process that is based on using settlement conferences that are run by judges. Attorneys will normally work with the court to select the mediator and are active participants in the mediation process. [...]
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You have decided that mediation is the best route to resolve your dispute. Now what? All parties to a dispute must agree to mediate, as it is a voluntary process. Therefore, your goal is now to convince the other party or parties that mediation is in their best interests as well. The easiest way to [...]
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Mediation is very different from the adversarial process of arbitration and litigation. What is Litigation? Litigation is probably the best known form of getting a dispute resolved and probably one of the most expensive as well. Litigation can have considerable drawbacks which include the expense, time and uncertainty over the outcome. Mediation typically is faster, [...]
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