Magazine

SPRING 2017

Transitions Mediation Helping You on the Journey For A Better Day

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What is Mediation?

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Divorce Boot Camp

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Litigate or Mediate

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Why Mediation?

Mediation has provided a new frontier for many divorcing parents who want to forgo the cost of attorneys and come up with agreements that will resolve issues relating to their divorce OR separation.

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COST:

The cost of a mediator is a fraction of the cost when attorneys are involved.

PRIVACY: Mediation provides the parties a forum to engage one another OUTSIDE the public eye.

FREEDOM:

Mediation allows the parties to negotiate and customize their agreement to match their own particular wants and needs.

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Mediator vs. Attorney Self Help Centers along with the information age has given parents the freedom to believe that they can prepare their divorce proceedings without the assistance of an attorney.

If there is a dispute, parents now are seeking out mediators to resolve their issues.

I would advise a parent to AT LEAST seek out the advice of counsel to ensure that they understand their rights PRIOR to engaging in mediation.

Parents who come to the mediation table should be focused and educated on the issues at hand.

REBECCA SOSSI IS A CERTIFIED FAMILY LAW MEDIATOR AT TRANSITIONS

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Divorce Boot Camps: Divorce Boot Camp is a monthly seminar that is held for divorcing parents. In 2017 the seminar will be held at no cost to divorcing parents.

Boot Camp Addresses: Parents in a Litigants Role Mediate, Litigate or Collaborate

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Conflict and Its Effect on Children The Divorce Boot Camp is the brain child of Matt Sossi , family law attorney and Certified family law mediator with Transitions Mediation.

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SHOULD I MEDIATE OR LITIGATE? Parents have two choices, two doors to pick from so to speak.

Each door with different consequences and perhaps totally different outcomes.

Seeing Issues or Solving Problems Litigant or Parent?

Before deciding remember you have a choice. Do you see problems or issues? If you see your conflict as “problem based� you look for solutions to help you resolve your family law dispute. Problem solvers typically look to attorneys and mental health professionals to SOLVE not CREATE problems.

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Other parents see their divorce as one filled with issues.

Issues must be framed and presented to a judge who will make appropriate orders that are in the children’s best interest.

Remember Mediation settles 90% of family law cases PRIOR to going to trial. Stop for a second and think. Why take a conflict approach to settle your divorce case?

Do you have an issue or a problem?

Are you a litigant or a parent?

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Schedule a Mediation with One of Our Mediators Today At SanAntonio-Mediator.Com

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