Ohio Divorce Mediation
Characteristics of Ohio Divorce Mediation
- This is a completely voluntary procedure. The participants can leave the mediation whenever they feel for any reason or no reason
- This is a joint effort. The mediator inspires the participants to collaborate and reach an agreement that both the parties accede to
- Is executed in a controlled ambience. The parties have complete control over the decisions and cannot be pressurized for any term
- The proceedings and materials developed cannot be produced in any Court or some contested proceeding with the exception of the final signed mediated agreement. The law firm has to intimate the participants regarding any breach to the confidentiality
- It is the duty of the mediator to possess a balanced and impartial approach and help each party equally without favoritism. The mediator has to ensure that the parties develop an agreement in an informed and voluntary manner without any intimidation or pressure
- It has been observed that in the mediations completed so far, the confidence and satisfaction of the parties increases after this process
What a mediator does not do in Ohio Divorce Mediation?
- Offering legal advice
- Taking sides
- Issuing orders
- Making decisions
- Forcing the parties to continue
Features of efficient mediators
- Resourceful
- Respectful
- Positive
- Patient
- Objective
- Non-judgmental
- Non-defensive
- Neutral
- Intelligent
- Impartial
- Imaginative
- Honest
- Flexible
- Empathetic
- Effective listeners
- Confident
- Articulate
Cost of mediation
Usually, mediators decide that one session of mediation is scheduled for 2 hours. The cost of one hour in the year 2009 was approximately 250 USD. The expenses of the sessions are bore equally by each party. If one compares the cost of mediation with the legal fees of a contested divorce, it becomes obvious that a lot of money is saved if one opts for mediation.
Misconceptions regarding mediation
- Several people are of the opinion that couples who are not sufficiently strong to handle their own case should opt for mediation. However, it is not known to all that nowadays a majority of courts have mediation as their necessary requirement. Mediation is a method of including your options in the future life. In the absence of mediation, the couple has to accept the decisions of the Judge for their future life
- Some think that if they are certain of winning the case, then there is no need of mediation. However, in any divorce case, there is no guarantee of winning. If one desires to be certain that he or she should get the agreement which he or she and the spouse have developed, then mediation is the only solution
- After a couple has opted for mediation, they feel that anyway they would need a lawyer. However, this is not true. A mediator is not supposed to offer legal advice. However, the mediator can assist the divorcing couple with the Pro-Se documents and other documents pertaining to the Court
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