Between your demanding jobs, managing the house, and the kids' homework and activities, there’s no doubt you’re stretched thin. Now take your already hectic life, and add a divorce into the mix.
Yikes!
You need a convenient way to get a divorce. But while the concept sounds appealing, there’s no way you’d even consider using one of those useless “quickie online divorce” providers.
What you really want to do is mediate because you know divorce mediation will get you a fair and thorough agreement tailored to your unique needs and circumstances. And help you avoid a destructive and expensive divorce in court. But given everything else you're currently juggling, you’re not sure how you’ll find the time to get to a mediator’s office. Leaving you to wonder - is there any option out there that combines convenience and quality with conflict resolution?
Yes! Our online divorce mediation!
Since 2011, we’ve been conducting divorce mediation online with great success! In fact, our help and proven process enable 98% of our clients to reach a private, out-of-court, negotiated agreement each year and avoid litigation.
How do your online mediation services work?
Online divorce mediation (also referred to as virtual mediation), delivers all the benefits of mediation, while leveraging easy-to-use technology, to make your divorce as stress-free and efficient as possible.
Just as if you were mediating face-to-face, Joe, our highly skilled, neutral mediator, will actively guide you and your spouse through our comprehensive divorce mediation process (in real-time) where he will help you identify, discuss, negotiate and resolve all of the issues required for your uncontested divorce including parenting plan (formerly known as child custody), child support, alimony, and division of marital property and debts. But instead of the three of you sitting in the same room together, the two of you will be in your own separate location(s) and connect with your mediator (Joe) via videoconferencing software.
Online divorce mediation worked for us as we have crazy lives!
- E.M.
How is your virtual divorce mediation different than those “quickie online divorce” providers?
Our services are different in every possible way!
In that type of Internet Divorce, you would essentially be sent to a website where you would input answers to a handful of basic questions and a very basic (and often incomplete) agreement would be generated. Since no outside professionals are involved, you and your spouse would be left completely on you own with no assistance identifying, discussing, negotiating or resolving the necessary issues.
This can cause a number of problems for your divorce case and you risk making costly mistakes with far-reaching consequences.
Here are just a few of them:
- If you “don’t know what you don’t know” about the issues and financial matters surrounding your situation, you could inadvertently agree to something that is not fair or in your best interests or the best interests of your children and family.
- The system may not address all of the complexities that your case requires which could impact the quality of your agreement and leave you and your spouse with partially or unresolved issues.
- Because you would be answering pre-programmed questions, there is little to no ability to customize your agreement to your unique needs or situational complexities.
- And, if you and your spouse are not in agreement on all of the issues or are not willing to work together to resolve your dispute, you simply won’t be able to use that type of option.
On the other hand, with our virtual mediation program, we don’t send you to a website and leave you to resolve your issues on your own with no help or guidance.
Quite the opposite!
You and your spouse will work directly with our expert mediator and company founder, Joe Dillon. And he will actively guide you through his comprehensive, dignified and high quality divorce mediation process.
Our online mediation is hands-on, real divorce mediation. The only difference is the format used by your mediator to conduct your divorce negotiation sessions.
Mediating virtually was great because it was more convenient and easier to work around busy work and travel schedules.
Plus, having multiple sessions to work through matters took a lot of the pressure off and proper consideration could be given to the different aspects of the negotiations.
- E.K.
Who can use your online mediation services?
You can mediate online with us if your divorce will take place in California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, or Washington State. And no matter which of those states you live in, you’ll always work directly with Equitable Mediation founder, divorce mediator Joe Dillon and co-founder, divorce coach Cheryl Dillon.
Being able to do everything via phone and internet made my divorce much easier because we were able to find times to meet without the hassle of having to drive to an office.
- L.D.
Who are good candidates for your online divorce mediation?
- Couples who want their divorce negotiations to be as comfortable, convenient and efficient as possible!
- Spouses Uncomfortable Sitting in The Same Room Together – You want to realize the benefits of divorce mediation, but for whatever reason, one or both of you are uncomfortable sitting in the same room with your spouse. Because the parties don't have to be in the same location, mediating online can give you the space apart you need to ease the tension or awkwardness between you.
- Busy Professionals – Maybe one or both of you travel extensively for work. Or your busy work schedule makes it all but impossible to meet with your mediator face-to-face. By mediating virtually, you can negotiate privately from any location of your choosing and eliminate the need to take time off or battle through unpredictable traffic, stressed out, trying to get to a mediation appointment on time.
- Busy Parents – In an online mediation session, you can negotiate in the comfort and convenience of your home or office, removing the need to scramble to arrange for childcare.
- Spouses Who Live Far Away from Each Other – Holding negotiation sessions virtually eliminates the need for one of you to have to travel a great distance in order to meet if one of you works or lives far away, in another state or in another country.
- Couples with a Power Imbalance – Divorce mediation online can give you the confidence and freedom to speak openly and honestly, and can be empowering, especially if you tend to feel intimidated or overpowered by your wife or husband.
- Housebound or Immobile Individuals – If it’s just not possible for one or both of you to leave the house due to a disability or medical condition, this mediation format can the best solution for you and your family.
- High Conflict Couples – If the conflict level between you is very high, sitting in a family mediator's office next to your husband or wife is probably the last thing either of you wants to do. Mediating online can ease the hostility in your interactions and help you avoid a contentious attorney driven family court process.
No matter what the reason, you and your spouse can enjoy all of the benefits of divorce mediation by mediating virtually. All you need is a phone and a computer or tablet with internet access and you can connect with your mediator from wherever you are.
I didn't know how we'd be able to do this based on "B's" work travel schedule.
Mediation online helped us get through the divorce process in much less time than I thought would be possible.
- K.T.
Does my spouse need to be in the same room with me during an online mediation session?
No! In fact, many of our couples specifically choose to mediate this way because they either cannot or choose not to be in the same room together for one reason or another.
You and your husband or wife don’t need to be in the same location together (unless you want to be) and you can participate in an online divorce mediation session in the comfort of your own home or office - or anywhere you have privacy and access to a computer with an internet connection.
Getting divorced is hard enough as it is and being forced to spend time face to face with someone you might not be on the best terms with makes it harder.
The ability to do everything over the phone/internet takes a lot of the emotion and fighting out of the sessions.
- L.D.
Get Started with Online Mediation Services at Equitable Mediation
Why make your divorce harder than it already is? Especially since you don't have to! Mediate your divorce online with us!
You can get started by booking a mediation initial meeting for you and your spouse.
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