Using Mediation in Divorce

It is always good news to read about couples that choose to use mediators in the divorce process.  As a Registered Family Mediator I see the benefits and the relief to couples in my office over and over again.  Some of the top benefits are listed here for you.

• Save you time and money

• Helps you to continue communication with your soon to be ex

• Provides a neutral third party to help you through decisions you may not agree on

I am providing you an article I ran across this morning, which inspired the good divorce news of the day!

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Wayne Brady’s divorce finalized after four years of separation at 23:41 on April 16, 2008, EDT. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES – Wayne Brady is officially single again.The 35-year-old comedian has been living separately from his wife, Mandie, for four years, but the couple’s divorce was just finalized this week.According to papers filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the pair married in April 1999 and officially separated in April 2006, citing irreconcilable differences. They have one daughter: 5-year-old Maile Brady. “Mandie is my best friend. We still love each other and we are raising our beautiful daughter Maile together as a team,” Brady said in a statement issued by his publicist. The couple used a mediator to arrive at a final divorce settlement. Details about their child custody, child support and property-division arrangements were not made public. Brady recently guest-starred on TV’s “Everybody Hates Chris” and “How I Met Your Mother.” ©The Canadian Press, 2008