Mid Hudson Divorce & Family Mediation Center Inc

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Mediation offers couples an opportunity to separate with a minimum of the bitterness and animosity that is often heightened during the divorce process. Divorce mediation enables the participants to retain control of the process. All the decisions are made as a result of the couple's own negotiations.

The goal of mediation is to arrive at a fair and equitable separation agreement that is acceptable to both parties. Central to the process is the belief that the parties to a divorce are in the best position to make decisions about their own lives. Settlements that are created with full participation, in face to face negotiations, are more likely to satisfy the needs of both parties, and to be honored in the future.

Divorce mediation is becoming increasingly popular as people seek quicker, less expensive and more amicable ways to resolve the issues arising from separation and divorce.
Through mediation, couples arrive at agreement involving the major issues that pertain to their separation, including but not limited to: