Divorce Mediation Plano TXIf you and your spouse are headed toward a divorce and you live anywhere in the North Texas area, call us at Divorce Mediation Centers of Texas to find out about divorce mediation in Plano, TX. We can help you through your divorce in a way that is less stressful and less expensive. Not sure what mediation is and how it differs from a lawyer-driven divorce? Mediation is simply both spouses getting the help of a neutral third party, a mediator, to talk through important issues like child custody and the division of financial assets to lessen the need for court intervention and attorney billable hours. But as easy and as sensible as mediation sounds, it’s not for everyone. Mediation is for you if:

1 – Your decision to divorce is mutual.

Mediation requires both parties to be willing to sit down together and discuss the terms of their divorce in a rational way. If one party has been blindsided by the decision to divorce, it’s likely they’ll be hurt and resentful and won’t be willing to go along with any kind of process that requires them to cooperate with a spouse to move things along.

2 – You’d like to stay on good terms with your spouse.

If you have children and/or neither party blames the other for the divorce, you may decide that staying on good terms with your spouse is for the best, especially if you were friends before you married. Divorce mediation in Plano, TX is a good way of letting you talk through the separation of assets and child custody in a comfortable and safe atmosphere with the help of a mediator and it can enhance feelings of cooperation and mutual respect between spouses.

3 – There has been no deceitfulness in terms of your financial situation.

If you or your spouse has lied to the other about important financial matters – like large, secret purchases or hiding financial assets – at any point in the marriage, you or they may find it difficult to trust what is said or promised in mediation. It may be better to handle your divorce in a more formal, legal way to make sure that the handling of finances has a court-driven transparency.

4 – You and your spouse are good parents.

Agreeing on child custody issues is only possible through mediation if both spouses agree that they are good parents. If there are any accusations of abuse or neglect, the child custody should be investigated and decided by the courts for the benefit of the children.

5 – There is no history of physical violence.

If you are initiating a divorce and physical abuse is part of the reason, mediation likely won’t work for you. It will be difficult to discuss your wants and needs calmly with someone who has abused you in the past. It’s likely that tempers will flare and discussions won’t progress in a calm and rational way.

If you are considering a divorce and you live in the North Texas area, call us at Divorce Mediation Centers of Texas to find out more about divorce mediation in Plano, TX at (469) 630-3400.

Divorce Mediation Plano TX

Divorce Mediation Centers of Texas (DMCofT)

2329 Coit Road, Suite B

Plano, Texas 75075

(469) 630-3400