Here’s a scenario that can happen in divorce litigation: You go into the divorce attorney’s office, tell your story, and the lawyer suggests you draw up a draft Property Settlement Agreement (PSA) for presentation to your spouse. You pay your money. Then, your lawyer sends that draft PSA to your spouse, or you are given that document to present to him or her at home.
BAM! That sets off fireworks.
Your spouse is usually less then receptive to see YOUR divorce lawyer’s version of what is a good settlement. Even when the terms of the PSA are intended to be “fair,” they are sometimes still perceived by the recipient spouse as “one-sided” and a “call for battle.”
With divorce mediation, the parties know that the language in any document that that is drawn draw up will be neutral and will reflect exactly what they agreed to in mediation.
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