It depends on the county, but some will require you to attend mediation in particularly if children are involved. The courts have been inundated and on overload since the COVID pandemic, which has pushed them to send cases to mediation before appearing for trial.
Completing mediation early allows for continued negotiations if there are some agreements, but not completely.
There are county available mediators or you can hire a private mediator. It will depend on your individual case which will be best. If you are mostly in agreement, you might want to use the county provided mediators. If your case is contentious it would be best to hire a private mediator.
Many private mediators being booked out for months and unfortunately many wait too long to proceed with going to mediation, requiring trial to be continued, which may or may not be granted.
The fee tends to be shared 50/50 unless otherwise ordered or agreed and can last from 4-8 hours (some may go longer if parties are on the verge of a complete agreement on all issues).
Mediation is the best method if at all possible if you are not able to negotiate an agreement. While it is costly, it is still cheaper than trial if you are represented by an attorney. It also aims to work toward meeting both parties needs and wants. Trial on the other hand will be decided by the judge based on the evidence before them and does not tend to yield the results parties are expecting.
In both mediation and trial there is preparation required, however there is less preparation for a mediation than there is trial, also a cost that is more manageable for mediation than trial.
If at all possible work toward an agreement through mediation before proceeding to trial.
#mediation#trial
Completing mediation early allows for continued negotiations if there are some agreements, but not completely.
There are county available mediators or you can hire a private mediator. It will depend on your individual case which will be best. If you are mostly in agreement, you might want to use the county provided mediators. If your case is contentious it would be best to hire a private mediator.
Many private mediators being booked out for months and unfortunately many wait too long to proceed with going to mediation, requiring trial to be continued, which may or may not be granted.
The fee tends to be shared 50/50 unless otherwise ordered or agreed and can last from 4-8 hours (some may go longer if parties are on the verge of a complete agreement on all issues).
Mediation is the best method if at all possible if you are not able to negotiate an agreement. While it is costly, it is still cheaper than trial if you are represented by an attorney. It also aims to work toward meeting both parties needs and wants. Trial on the other hand will be decided by the judge based on the evidence before them and does not tend to yield the results parties are expecting.
In both mediation and trial there is preparation required, however there is less preparation for a mediation than there is trial, also a cost that is more manageable for mediation than trial.
If at all possible work toward an agreement through mediation before proceeding to trial.
#mediation#trial
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