Issues Appropriate for Mediation:
- Divorce
- Custody
- Parenting
- Co-Parenting
- Elder Care
- Family Conflict
- Post Divorce Coparenting
WHAT DOES A MEDIATOR DO?
The mediator is an impartial third party who guides the process of creating divorce, custody and parenting agreements by identifying the needs and concerns of each party and helping to generate potential solutions. The mediator’s role is to assist the parties in reaching their own decisions, not to take sides or make decisions for the parties. Emily Vener-Giszter is a family law attorney offering skilled custody and divorce mediation in Media, PA, and throughout the Philadelphia region. She is familiar with relevant legal issues. She has a responsibility to make sure that all clients are aware of them. However, while acting as a mediator, Emily cannot give individualized legal advice.
HOW DOES MEDIATION HELP PROTECT FAMILIES AND CHILDREN?
- Mediation for divorce provides parties greater control over the outcome of their divorce and custody arrangements than traditional litigation.
- Mediation has the potential of protecting children from “being in the middle” of contentious parental conflict.
- The mediator is available to work with attorneys and therapists to assure that all parties’ needs, including those of the children, are carefully considered and addressed.
- In caring for aging or challenged loved ones, mediation can help family members to work through conflicts and identify and memorialize an agreement and action plan.
- Because mediation is often significantly less expensive than standard litigation, financial resources are better preserved for the family.
HOW CAN FAMILY MEDIATION REDUCE COSTS?
Unlike a litigated settlement, attorneys will not be as intimately involved in creating the details of your personalized settlement. This will reduce the likelihood of contentious, adversarial, painful and prolonged litigation and therefore reduce overall expenses.
In some cases, parties choose not to involve attorneys at all.
An initial one-half hour screening/information session is free.
Sessions are generally about 2 hours long and can be provided over Zoom.
A retainer fee will be requested prior to the first session to cover mediation sessions, document writing and review, and related services required to assure a successful agreement. All services are documented and a detailed invoice is provided approximately every six weeks.
Any retainer fee not used will be returned in full.
Payment arrangements may be available upon request.
Contact Emily to discuss mediation for divorce and other family legal matters at her office in Media, PA and throughout the Philadelphia region.
In some cases, parties choose not to involve attorneys at all.
An initial one-half hour screening/information session is free.
Sessions are generally about 2 hours long and can be provided over Zoom.
A retainer fee will be requested prior to the first session to cover mediation sessions, document writing and review, and related services required to assure a successful agreement. All services are documented and a detailed invoice is provided approximately every six weeks.
Any retainer fee not used will be returned in full.
Payment arrangements may be available upon request.
Contact Emily to discuss mediation for divorce and other family legal matters at her office in Media, PA and throughout the Philadelphia region.