When deciding whether you want to mediate your dispute, please consider the following:

1. Have you agreed with your spouse that your marriage is to be dissolved?

2. What issues do you and your spouse want mediated? Typical issues are a) child custody, b) child support, c) visitation, d) property division, e) maintenance (alimony), f) debt division.

3. You and your spouse should each retain your own legal counsel. Click for more on this.

4. Please note that I personally will not accept any mediations in which there has been a history of child abuse.