Bethesda, Maryland Divorce Mediation Attorney
Contentious divorces take up your time and money. The control over decisions related to support, custody/visitation, and asset distribution is placed into the hands of a judge, rather than the people with the most knowledge of the situation. At the Law Office of Regina A. DeMeo in Bethesda, Maryland, I promote divorce mediation and collaborative divorce between couples as solutions to litigation.
Mediation as an Option
Before considering expensive courtroom litigation, divorcing couples should consider the option of mediation to resolve the issues in their divorce. At the Law Office of Regina A. DeMeo, I am a trained mediator who can work as an impartial third party who can help couples reach consensus with regard to the issues of their divorce.
Mediation acts as an open forum to air all the issues and grievances related to the divorce. It also provides that couple control in determining support, alimony, asset and debt distribution, and custody and visitation for the children. When you hire me to mediate your divorce, you have only to pay one person. Having your own attorney is optional. If you believe that you and your spouse can reach an amicable settlement, mediation may be for you.
Collaborative Divorce
Collaborative divorce proceedings are a basic hybrid of litigation and mediation. In a collaborative divorce, you and your attorney meet with your spouse and his or her attorney in an environment designed to foster teamwork and problem solving. both you and your spouse (and your attorneys) work together to come up with a marital agreement that is satisfactory to both parties. When necessary, the parties can hire outside experts such as forensic accountants or child psychologists to help value assets or decide what is in the child's best interest.
The attorneys in the collaborative divorce proceedings have a vested interest in seeing the divorce through to success. If unsuccessful, neither attorney is eligible to represent the parties if a trial is necessary. Thus, in a collaborative divorce, I work to facilitate open discussion and an exchange of information.
Cost-Effective and Time Saving Benefits
Ultimately, it will be the decision of you and your spouse to go in a litigation direction. It is a direction that is unpredictable and expensive. Mediation and collaborative divorce have key benefits over divorce litigation. Both methods are time-saving as there is no need to wait for a judge to hear your case. The costs involved in medication or collaborative divorce can be much less than litigation, and the potential for positive relationships after the divorce are increased by resolving the issues in a cooperative environment without contention.
For more information on divorce mediation and collaborative divorce law or to schedule an appointment, please contact me.
Law Office of Regina A. DeMeo
4550 Montgomery Ave, Suite 760 North
Bethesda, MD 20814-3379
Phone: 301-951-1550
Fax: 301-951-1599
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The Law Office of Regina A. DeMeo serves clients throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C., including Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Potomac, Chevy Chase, and Montgomery County.
