Probate and Family Court Financial Statement<\/a>. The Mediator needs a correct Financial Statement for many reasons. An insufficient Statement causes delay and increased cost. At the outset, the Mediator will provide clients with the form and instructions.<\/p>\nTo complete the Divorce Mediation the mediator will guide the parties through any issues surrounding the three major components of a Separation Agreement \u2013 the children, support and division of property.<\/p>\n
The length of time it takes to resolve each component is directly related to the amount of disagreement on each component.<\/p>\n
For example, if the parties have already agreed on how many over-nights the children will spend at each parent\u2019s home, they have essentially resolved about 1\/3 of the Divorce Mediation. The same applies to support. If the parties agree with the accuracy of each other\u2019s Financial Statement and their respective post-divorce financial needs, they will also have resolved 1\/3 of the Divorce Mediation. Lastly, if the parties agree on the accuracy of each other\u2019s Financial Statement and have already decided how the property listed on each Financial Statement will be divided between them, then they will have resolved 1\/3 of the Mediation.<\/p>\n
Assuming a fact pattern similar to the above, then the mediation can be completed in less than three hours. There remains only the preparation of the formal Divorce Separation Agreement by the mediator. (Only divorce mediators who are attorneys can prepare Divorce Separation Agreements.) Under the above scenario, it would take about one and half hours or less to prepare the Agreement.<\/p>\n
So how long does a divorce mediation take? About four to five hours if the Financial Statements are accurate and the parties are in agreement as to the major issues.<\/p>\n
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