Mediators

Family law mediators are, like all Collaborative Law professionals in Wisconsin, trained experts who help you resolve your family disputes—most commonly divorce, custody, parenting time, and support—without going to court. Mediators, like Family Specialists and Financial Neutrals, are neutral as they work for both parties to help develop unique and workable solutions for your entire family. A Mediator may also serve as a Facilitator in Collaborative Wisconsin

In general terms, a Mediator

• Facilitates structured conversations between both parties;
• Helps identify issues (custody, property division, support, etc.);
• Guides the negotiation toward an agreement that makes sense for both parties; and
• Drafts a written agreement*

As with all the approaches under the Collaborative Wisconsin banner, everything is accomplished outside the confrontational court process. Mediators may also encourage the use of additional experts depending upon your situation. In addition to the use of Facilitators in divorce, an emerging variation is Collaborative Mediation.

Collaborative Mediation is a hybrid on the Collaborative Wisconsin spectrum in which neutral mediator guides the discussions, each person may also have a collaboratively trained attorney supporting them, and like all approaches in Collaborative Wisconsin, everyone commits to resolving things outside of court. The Collaborative Mediation process may also access the expertise of other collaboratively trained professionals.

Collaborative Wisconsin is a flexible, cost-efficient, client-centric set of approaches that are individually designed and organized to fit the needs of your family.