Expedited Divorce Mediation – Faster for Less® is the new divorce mediation process that can get you through your divorce faster, easier and for less cost. With this innovative process you control your speed, your involvement and the costs for your Mediated Divorce.
Call now and talk with Anthony. Learn more about this creative process.
What is It?
Expedited Divorce Mediation – Faster for Less® is the new divorce process that makes divorce easier, faster and less costly. With Expedited Divorce you have a say in the speed and cost of your Divorce.
Anthony Adamopoulos, a highly rated experienced divorce mediator, used his years of experience and hundreds of helpful creative client comments to create this method for getting past divorce.
Expedited Divorce Mediation recognizes divorce is not a right and is not automatically granted. It concentrates on the two most important documents you need to get a divorce, a Financial Statement and a Separation Agreement. Because, the judge assigned to you must be satisfied with both before granting a divorce.
Anthony provides detailed, easy to follow, instructions on preparing each of your “Judge ready to read” Financial Statements. Then, he works closely with you and your spouse to mediate any issues; he then drafts your Separation Agreement.
Once both of you have these two essential documents, your ready, without attorneys if you wish, to follow the instructions, given to you by Anthony, for filing and having your Divorce Petition heard.
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by Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Divorce Mediator and Collaborative Attorney
You, usually, do not need an attorney or Financial Neutral at all mediation sessions when there are three or less issues and no issue of credibility of income or property reporting.
But, in two situations you need help.
First, you need help when the issues include credibility of income or property disclosure.
Second, you need help when there are too many issues, including honesty about income and/or property but your spouse insists on using mediation.
If either of these situations exist, you need to protect yourself by getting the facts.
One way is to have an experienced divorce attorney ask the important questions that will satisfy your concerns about credibility.
The alternative is to insist on the mediation process involving a Divorce Financial Neutral. Neutrals know the questions to ask and the information to get.
How do you know when you need help?
If any of the following situations exist, you probably need an experienced attorney or a neutral.
and you don’t know this information.
Remember, the divorce mediator is a neutral party who has the main responsibility of getting the two of you to agree on a divorce settlement agreement.
Your main responsibility is to be sure the mediator has all the important facts.
Learn more by contacting me, now.
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Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Top Rated Family Law Attorney is a 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyer.
Adamopoulos focuses his practice on Divorce Mediation and Collaborative Divorce.
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By Anthony C. Adamopoulos Topsfield Divorce Mediator and Collaborative Divorce attorney.
According to the New York Times, the experience of other countries suggests the ravages of COVID-19 will lead us to more divorces. And, according to the Pew Research Center, divorce itself is contagious. For example, if you divorce, the chances become higher that your friends will divorce.
Here in Massachusetts, there is already anecdotal evidence of the divorce rise.
For some, divorce is “necessary”, regardless of the Crisis. This “necessity” is adversely affected by the financial crisis. Divorce litigation is costly, now the burden is greater. The good news is that you can reduce the costs of divorce.
Here are alternatives to divorce litigation which can dramatically lower divorce costs. (Space limitations make the descriptions short, but sufficient for an internet search.)
Conference-Call-Mediation. Traditional divorce mediation works best for 3 or less issues. Today, experienced divorce mediators will conduct COVID-19 sensitive sessions.
COVID-19 Sensitive Collaborative Divorce serves couples facing complicated issues. Problems are resolved in an efficient, cost-cutting manner with each party’s attorney present and assisting.
Reconciliation Agreement Mediation serves couples seeking a second chance at their marriage. The Agreement reconciles differences, while admitting the possibility of divorce. It sets out rights and obligations for each, if a divorce is eventually filed; then, the Reconciliation Agreement, by law, turns into a Separation Agreement.
Use a neutral divorce financial advisor or neutral divorce facilitator. Click here for my blog article on why divorce neutrals can cut divorce costs: https://www.divorcingoptions.com/Blog/how-to-save-real-money-in-a-divorce/
Use a Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) Attorney. An LAR attorney offers “a la carte” legal services. Clients select and pay only for specific tasks, such writing a Settlement Agreement.
During these times, experienced divorce attorneys who concentrate in divorce resolution, not litigation, are valuable resources for cutting divorce costs,
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By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Divorce Mediator, Collaborative Divorce Representation, Divorce Arbitrator.
In a matter of weeks, the world has changed for those facing divorce, not to mention that the family/divorce court has all but closed.
What do you do when you cannot afford a full-service divorce mediator?
Use a Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) attorney to save money. .
Your LAR attorney, who must be certified, will offer you “a la carte” legal services. In other words, you will select and pay only for specific tasks, for example, preparation of a Settlement Agreement.
A Settlement Agreement is an all-encompassing written agreement that addresses issues related to a couple’s divorce. When parties settle their divorce issues with a Settlement Agreement, they avoid divorce litigation.
A LAR attorney only represents one party.
There are various ways of arriving at a Settlement Agreement when you retain a LAR lawyer. What follows is a possible scenario:
You get from your LAR attorney the documents needed to properly help you.
The attorney then advises you as to what issues have to be addressed for your particular Settlement Agreement.
You tell your attorney what you and your spouse have agreed to so far. Your attorney then prepares a draft Settlement Agreement addressing the issues on which you and your spouse agree.
Then you address with your attorney areas of disagreement you have with your spouse. Your attorney ask questions, refers to the documents you gave him, considers possible approaches, and then makes suggestions to you.
You then go back and negotiate with your spouse and the two of you reach agreement.
Your attorney then prepares a final draft Settlement Agreement.
You accept the draft and show it to your spouse. If your spouse accepts the draft, the two of you have a final Settlement Agreement.
If you only hired your LAR attorney to prepare a Settlement Agreement, you now have one to use when you file for divorce.
You decide how much or how little you will use your LAR attorney.
For more information on LAR click here.
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Mediate a Reconciliation Agreement. (Also called a “postnuptial” or “marital” agreement.)
A Reconciliation Agreement tries to reconcile differences while admitting the possibility of divorce. It sets out rights and obligations each would have to follow if a divorce was filed. If there is a divorce, then the Reconciliation Agreement, by law, turns into a Separation Agreement.
A divorce mediator will help each of you resolve issues like: How will support be handled? How will our property be divided?
A Reconciliation Agreement may save your marriage and avoid the whole divorce thing.
Since the courts are closed*, isn’t it worth “checking-out” Reconciliation Agreements?
*The courts are available for emergencies. Go to: https://www.mass.gov/probate-and-family-court-rules/probate-and-family-court-standing-order-2-20-court-operations-under
To see the case that established Reconciliation Agreements go to: http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/457/457mass283.html
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By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Divorce Mediator and Collaborative Divorce Attorney
Recently, a couple came to me seeking my help in resolving their divorce. They were in litigation and had been “going at it” for over a year. Fortunately, with their hard work and dedication, we mediated a resolution.
They showed their appreciation by writing kind reviews and notes.
Here is a summary of some of their kind words about my style and my paralegal, Donna’s comforting manner:
My husband and I were in the divorce process for over one year. Anthony helped us “untangle our knots” within a few short months and settle our case without trial.
Anthony took my urgent phone call right away, this was much appreciated and helped de-escalate the matter.
He was more than flexible – he rearranged his schedule multiple times to accommodate our needs. Thank you for helping us to meet our tight deadlines.
Anthony kept a calm, confident yet gentle presence during tense moments. His role as teacher was helpful when one or both of us needed education on terms or concepts, or legal definitions.
Although I wish that no one would have to go through the divorce process, if you do find yourself in need of a mediator, I would recommend Anthony. His vast experience, warm and caring demeanor, and interest to be efficient in the proceedings will be a welcome respite in the process.
Donna’s warm and professional assistance with a comforting smile made the entire process easier to manage. She is an empathic and impartial asset to your practice!
Anthony- Thank you for making an impossible resolution possible.
©2020 Anthony C. Adamopoulos
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By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Divorce Mediator and Collaborative Divorce Attorney
Imputed and attributed income are distinguished in the Child Support Guidelines, 2018.
Imputed income is income that is not reported on a parent’s Financial Statement but is nevertheless being received by or available to the parent. One appellate court decision has said: A judge may “reasonably impute income to [a] parent” who receives “[e]xpense reimbursements, in-kind payments or benefits received by a parent, personal use of business property, and payment of personal expenses by a business in the course of employment, self-employment, or operation of a business . . . if such payments are significant and reduce personal living expenses.”
Attributable income is “[i]ncome …[assigned] to a parent when the Court determines a parent is capable of earning more than is currently being earned and assigns a hypothetical amount of income to the parent.” If a judge finds that a parent is unreasonably underemployed or unemployed, the judge may assign attributable income to that parent.
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By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Certified Divorce Mediator and Certified Collaborative Divorce Attorney
Listen folks, the holidays are over and the two of you are still facing the divorce problem.
It is time and it is best, for the two of you and your kids to get this divorce thing behind you.
It is hard to imagine it now, but things will get brighter for each of you when the divorce is behind you.
There are only two real ways to go, Mediation or Collaborative Divorce. Don’t spend big money or expend energy and tears going the old divorce route with lawyers that are not certified to travel the smart, less expensive roads to divorce resolution.
Where there are children under 23, there are three major issues in all divorces– taking care of the children, taking care of support and dividing the property.
Mediation is the way to go if your combined income is around $100,000.00 or less and there is no real disagreement over the children, support and property.
Collaborative Divorce is the sensible route where combined income is over $100,000.00 and there are real issues such as disputes over where the kids will live or how much self-employment income there is?
Call today for a consultation with an experienced and certified divorce resolver.
Anthony is available to discuss and explain Collaborative Divorce & Divorce Mediation to private and public groups. Call for more information.
© 2020 Anthony C. Adamopoulos
ANTHONY C. ADAMOPOULOS’ DIVORCE MEDIATION &
DIVORCE RESOLUTION SERVICES
(978) 744-9591
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