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Our McHenry County family mediation attorneys and McHenry County family mediators have the skill and experience to assist you in coming to a resolution on issues relating to divorce, child support, child custody, spousal maintenance and asset division in a cost-effective and smooth manner. Family mediation can save both sides significant amounts of stress and money by allowing you to reach a settlement agreement without the need for costly litigation.
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In this article, our McHenry County divorce mediation lawyers explain family mediation in McHenry County, Illinois. Family mediation, family mediation, child custody mediation, and child support mediation are alternative dispute resolution methods intended to save the parties the cost and ill-will created by litigation and trial. In a mediation, a neutral mediator who is skilled in resolving disputes assists the parties and their attorneys in coming to an agreement on some or all of the issues in their case. If a settlement agreement is reached, the parties' attorneys file it with the court and litigation will be averted.
In this article, our McHenry County divorce mediation lawyers explain the roles of mediators, attorneys, and experienceds in family mediation. The parties to a family mediation may elect to retain neutral experienceds. If neutral experienceds are brought in to facilitate the mediation, their opinions cannot later be used in litigation if the mediation fails to resolve all of the issues in question.
In this article, our McHenry County divorce mediation lawyers explain the benefits of family mediation. Agreements reached through mediation are more likely to be complied with than judge's rulings after a trial. Family mediation is private, while litigation becomes a matter of public record. Family mediation is also more flexible and responsive to the parties' needs and specific situation than orders reached through trial.