Learn About Divorce Mediation

Going through a divorce will likely be one of the most significant and stressful life events you will ever face. So you’re smart to want to learn about mediation. And how it can help keep your divorce peaceful, productive, and child-focused.

Instructor:

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Joe Dillon, M.B.A.

7 Lessons
Complete the exercises at your own pace

What You'll Learn:

Divorce Mediation:

●     Why the method you choose for your divorce is critically important;

●     What divorce mediation is;

●     The role of the mediator;

●     How long the mediation process takes;

●     What differentiates a basic mediator from a highly skilled expert;

●     How the mediation process works;

●     Mediation benefits;

●     What makes divorce mediation different from other divorce options;

●     What to expect from the mediation process;

●     How to determine if mediation is a viable divorce method for your situation;

●     Whether a lawyer is required for divorce.

The Steps to Divorce:

●     How the divorce process works;

●     Steps required to get a divorce in the United States (at a high level);

●     Where/how mediation fits in.

Divorce Issues: Parenting Plan

●     About the parenting plan - one of the main topics that must be negotiated and agreed upon in a divorce;

●     Why there’s much more to a parenting plan than just deciding where the kids will spend nights, weekends, and holidays;

●     How to ensure your parenting plan will meet the unique needs of your family.

Divorce Issues: Child Support

●     About child support - one of the main topics that must be negotiated and agreed upon in a divorce;

●     Why what you think you know vs. how it actually works are very different!

Divorce Issues: Alimony

●     Why alimony is the most difficult issue to resolve in a divorce;

●     The main obstacles to agreement;

●     Things you need to know before you enter your alimony negotiations.

Divorce Issues: Property Division

●     About property division - one of the main topics that must be negotiated and agreed upon in a divorce;

●     The challenges of dividing property in a divorce;

●     How you can maintain control over how your property and debts will be divided.

How to Approach the Question, "What am I Entitled to?"
  • The smartest way to approach, "What you're entitled to."

Wrap-Up
  • Wrap-Up, Next Steps & Additional Resources

Developed by:

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Joe Dillon, M.B.A.

Divorce Mediator & Negotiation Expert
Joe is the founder of Equitable Mediation. He holds a master’s degree in finance, and completed formal training in negotiation and mediation from Harvard University, MIT, Northwestern University, the NJ Association of Professional Mediators, the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Academy of Professional Family Mediators and the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysis.

Joe has served as an instructor training other divorce mediators for the New Jersey Association for Professional Mediators (NJAPM) 40-hour divorce mediation training course and for Northwestern University's 40-hour divorce mediation training course. And as a judge for both the Loyola Law School Mediation Tournament as well as the InterNational Academy of Dispute Resolution (INADR) Law School Mediation Tournament.

Joe is an expert on the money and wealth side of divorce and negotiation among ex-spouses, and throughout his professional career, has helped over a thousand couples reach a fair and equitable divorce agreement - out of court.
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