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The Divorce Mediation Process?

Divorce mediation can happen over a series of meetings or in just one. Most of the time divorce mediation is starts with one meeting for four or eight hours, and if needed the parties agree to continue to another mediation at another date and time. Mediation takes place with the parties with and without attorneys. In some cases, mediators prefer to start the mediation caucused. That means, they prefer to start with one party in one room, and the other party in the other room. In some cases it’ll be appropriate to bring everybody together; in other cases the husband-and-wife...Read More

How to Get Divorced in Florida 

Most couples who get divorced in Florida use the regular dissolution of marriage process.  This process requires that certain paperwork be filed in the Florida court and certain information be shared between the spouses.  In limited circumstances, some couples are eligible to get divorced in Florida through a simplified process. A South Florida spouse begins a divorce action by filing a petition for dissolution of marriage, usually with the help of a family law attorney.  This petition is filed in the circuit court in the county where either spouse resides.  In the petition, the spouse states the reason for wanting the divorce, such as...Read More