Divorce Mediation in Delaware County
Laws concerning mediation in Pennsylvania
Courts can require disputing parties to attend a mediation orientation session if there are no child or substance abuse issues, or domestic violence. The courts tend to recommend mediation because of the benefits the process has over litigation and mediated disputes’ record for successes.
The Code also provides a list of necessary qualifications for a mediator in Pennsylvania. Call Sullivan, Cherner, Broadt & Farrell, P.C., and review the requirements for a divorce mediator in Delaware County.
Delaware County divorce mediation benefits
The Pennsylvania courts can compel you to attend a mediation orientation meeting and encourage mediation sessions but mediation is a voluntary process. If you believe that mediation will not work for your situation, you do not have to attempt more than the initial session.
Mediation has numerous other benefits for divorcing couples and other disputing parties:
- The process is less expensive than litigation
- The process lasts as long as the parties need it to and is usually shorter than litigation
- The process allows parties to reach a mutually acceptable solution
- The process is less adversarial than litigation
- The process usually avoids appeals because both parties have created the solution themselves
- The process often avoids unwanted publicity because the records are confidential
- The process addresses the true needs of the parties
- The process keeps communication privileged and information is not subject to discovery or admissible as evidence
- The process involves a neutral third party who encourages communication, without passing judgment or deciding the mediation’s outcome
Mediation has many benefits and reports show it has the power to improve overall communication. This means there are less disputes in the future.
The Pennsylvania Code requires mediators to inform you that you have the right to counsel, even though they cannot represent you in mediation. Mediators may allow your attorney to attend, or encourage you to meet with them after mediation sessions.
We believe in mediation when it promotes your interests in a fair and balanced manner. Call the law offices of Sullivan, Cherner, Broadt & Farrell, P.C., to discuss future mediation, current mediation interests, or to review your final agreement.
