HOME/WHO WE HELP

Divorce Mediation Expertise Tailored to Your Unique Family Situation

At Equitable Mediation, we help couples seeking a peaceful, fair, and personalized approach to divorce. Whether you’re facing financial complexities, looking to safeguard your children’s futures, or trying to protect everything you’ve worked hard to build, we have the expertise to guide you towards the outcomes that matter most to you and your family.

Image of a mediator engaging with a diverse group of clients seated around a conference table, illustrating Equitable Mediation’s inclusive support for various family and individual needs. Ready for personalized guidance? Call Equitable Mediation at (877) 732-6682 to see how we can help you today.

REAL-LIFE STORIES

Divorce Mediation Case Studies

Choosing the right partner to help you navigate through the complexities of divorce is a difficult decision. You need someone who can offer both expertise and genuine support during this challenging time.

That’s exactly what we provide.

These divorce case studies highlight scenarios where our services are particularly effective.

Divorce after 20 Years

Divorcing after a long marriage often involves concerns about maintaining future financial stability, the feasibility of keeping the family home, and a non-working spouse’s transition back to employment after years dedicated to raising children.

Read About the Millers

Business Owners

A business owner’s divorce involves intertwined issues that challenge efforts to maintain the business’s stability and be an involved parent, while ensuring financial security for the non-owning spouse and children.

Read About the Andersons

Gray Divorce

Later-in-life divorces often involve worries about needing to adjust lifestyles due to reduced incomes, equitably splitting retirement assets, healthcare, and spiraling housing costs.

Read About the McMillens

High Asset Divorce

These high stakes situations frequently involve intergenerational wealth, complex investment portfolios, and multiple real estate properties. Communication breakdowns and intense emotions are common, which can lead to prolonged, costly proceedings and diminished assets.

Read About the Reeds

Employee or Owner of Tech Start-Up

These situations involve spouses with conflicting priorities. One spouse often has complex compensation with high gain potential, but faces job instability and grueling schedules. While the other struggles with balancing their own job demands while shouldering most family responsibilities.

Read About the Garcias

Dual Income Professionals with Kids

Divorce for dual-career couples with kids requires out-of-the-box solutions for balancing demanding careers, the desire to be “all-in” parents, and maintaining respective financial lifestyles post-separation.

Read About the Walkers

Sound familiar?

If you recognize yourself in any of these scenarios, let’s schedule a time to talk.

TESTIMONIALS

What our clients are saying

Dan

former client

"I appreciate how easy you've made the hardest process I've ever gone through. It has been a pleasure working with you.

The concise format of the mediation process has encouraged an amicable dissolution. And your services do indeed make the process of divorce equitable and fair. Thank you!"

Barbara

former client

"Cheryl, You helped me gain the strength I needed to get through the most difficult time in my life."

Tom

former client

"Joe is very kind and very patient which comes with what I can tell is vast experience mediating families through divorce. He did a great job of keeping the discussions on track and defusing those moments where the conversation was getting too heated.

He understood our situation and helped us agree on solutions that best suited our wants and needs. We agreed on an outcome that is best for our children and our individual finances."

Angela

former client

"Thank you for helping us reach a fair and balanced agreement.

I guess that's why you're called Equitable Mediation Services!"

Barbara

former client

"Cheryl, You helped me gain the strength I needed to get through the most difficult time in my life."

Tom

former client

"Joe is very kind and very patient which comes with what I can tell is vast experience mediating families through divorce. He did a great job of keeping the discussions on track and defusing those moments where the conversation was getting too heated.

He understood our situation and helped us agree on solutions that best suited our wants and needs. We agreed on an outcome that is best for our children and our individual finances."

Angela

former client

"Thank you for helping us reach a fair and balanced agreement.

I guess that's why you're called Equitable Mediation Services!"

OUR SERVICES

Our Mediation Services

Learn how our expert mediation services can address your unique divorce challenges

Image showing a mediator facilitating a supportive discussion with a diverse couple and family members around a conference table. Ready to find the right path forward? Call Equitable Mediation at (877) 732-6682 to see how we can help you through every step of your divorce journey.

Frequently Asked Questions

Equitable Mediation Services is a specialized firm offering online divorce mediation and divorce coaching to couples seeking an amicable, confidential alternative to litigation. Led by Joe Dillon, MBA, and Cheryl Dillon, CPC, the firm provides step-by-step guidance to resolve issues like child custody, alimony, and property division—entirely over Zoom.

Equitable Mediation Services operates in six U.S. states: California, New Jersey, Washington, New York, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. The practice is virtual and available exclusively to couples residing in these states.

Not necessarily. While the service is best suited for couples committed to an amicable divorce, even those with moderate tension can benefit from structured mediation sessions and coaching support to stay focused on resolution—not conflict.

Their unique approach combines:

  • Divorce mediation with real financial expertise
  • Divorce coaching to provide support for the emotional challenges of divorce
  • A proven process to keep negotiations on track
  • A thorough agreement to ensure all issues are thoroughly documented
  • No limit to the number of mediation sessions, for one customized flat fee
  • A 98% case resolution rate

This holistic model stands apart from traditional lawyer-driven divorce or barebones DIY platforms.

The firm offers a custom flat-fee model with no limit on the number of sessions and full support until an agreement is reached. There is no hourly billing. The cost depends on each couple’s unique case complexity, not time.

Yes. Equitable Mediation helps couples create customized, practical parenting plans that prioritize children’s needs while addressing co-parenting logistics and legal custody arrangements.

Ideal clients include:

  • Couples married 15–30 years
  • Business owners
  • High-net-worth individuals
  • Employees or owners of tech or start-up firms
  • Dual-income professional parents seeking out-of-the-box co-parenting solutions

And any clients needing help with the financial aspects of divorce, such as child support, alimony, and property division of assets, including retirement accounts, stock options, or investment portfolios.

No. Clients are welcome to obtain a lawyer’s perspective on a particular issue or retain one if they so choose. However, they are not required at any point in their divorce to work with or speak to an attorney. The decision is entirely up to them.

Joe Dillon, MBA, a seasoned divorce mediator with deep financial experience, leads all divorce mediation negotiation sessions with both spouses present. Cheryl Dillon, CPC, a Certified Divorce Coach, provides emotional and strategic support through one-on-one coaching sessions.

Prospective clients can begin by scheduling a Free Discovery Call with Cheryl or a Paid Initial Meeting with Joe, available via the Get Started page.