In this article, our family mediation attorneys discuss the divorce mediation process and the importance of resolving disputes without the stress and expense of court litigation. 

Mediation is an affordable means of settling issues surrounding a divorce outside of court with the assistance of a professional mediator. This mediator is tasked to assist you and the other party in reaching an agreement.

Read the full article by our Illinois child custody mediation attorneys explaining child custody mediation.

In this article, we discuss dissipation and contributions.

[These are both terms reference assets that were gained using either marital, or non-marital money. A contribution occurs when one of the spouses used their own non-marital assets to benefit the marriage, and claim a reimbursement for that amount from the marital estate. Dissipation occurs, when one of the spouses inappropriately expended marital assets for his or her own exclusive benefit. Our Illinois divorce mediators will assist you in coming to an agreement as to the division of the marital estate, including working out issues related to dissipation and contribution.

Read the full article by our Illinois family mediation lawyers explaining dissipation and contribution in Illinois divorce.

Our Illinois family mediators are here to help you understand the different types of divorce options available to you in your case. In this article, we take a closer look at collaborative divorce, cooperative divorce, and how they can become part of the family mediation process.

Other alternatives to traditional divorce that our Illinois family mediation attorneys offer are Cooperative and Collaborative Divorce. Like divorce mediation, Collaborative Divorce and Cooperative Divorce allow for the parties to resolve issues relating to a divorce outside of court. This saves both parties time, money and stress. While family mediation includes a neutral mediator who works with each party and each party's attorney to facilitate a settlement, in a Collaborative Divorce or Cooperative Divorce the parties and their attorneys seek to reach a settlement without a neutral mediator. If the Collaborative Divorce or Cooperative Divorce process fails to result in settlement, the parties may bring in a family mediator in order to resolve any outstanding issues as an alternative to litigation.

Read the full article by our Illinois divorce mediation attorneys comparing divorce mediation to Collaborative Divorce and Cooperative Divorce.