Seven Steps To Success
- Ring Michael Green Mediation
- Attend coaching with Michael Green
- Get 1 hour's legal advice from good lawyer
- Talk to expartner re mediation
- Take part in mediation session
- Sort out agreement on parenting plan, child support, property
- Get on with life
A New Way to Manage Separation & Divorce
Separation and divorce bring special difficulties for men, women and children. You can go down the lawyer/court track if you like, but that can waste thousands of dollars and create bitterness and hostility - a bad result for all concerned.
I can show you a better way, a way to avoid lengthy and expensive litigation, a way to come to an agreement with your ex-partner on parenting, property and child support. I can assist you through this stressful time by the use of proven methods that will work quickly for you, produce a good result and not cost the earth.
Michael Green Mediation can help you:
- Save time and a lot of money
- Avoid lengthy and costly litigation
- Agree to arrangements for the children
- Avoid bitter conflict
- Agree to what is best for your children
- Have happier children
- Sort out your problems
- Make your divorce work
- Become a successful parent
- Build a new life
- Be happy again
Our Philosophy
Michael Green Mediation works according to a very simple philosophy: separation and divorce is a human event, not a legal event. It changes the family structure and relationships forever. It's a difficult time for men, women and children and most need help to sort out the arrangements that will enable all family members to live happily. Because we are dealing here with human relations, you will do best if you do not reach immediately for lawyers and the courts, but instead seek out those who are trained to deal with human emotions, sensitivities, and the practical day-to-day decisions that have to be made after separation. At Michael Green Mediation we believe in shared and collaborative parenting.
Don't Run to Lawyers!
Many people go straight to lawyers at the time of separation. They can end up in a legal battle which often costs $20,000 - $100,000 and can take a year or so to resolve. The resulting Court Orders are often not satisfactory to the parties. Mediation is a far better alternative. Give it very serious consideration. Talk to us before you approach the lawyers.
Minimise Conflict
All the experts and studies on life after separation agree that mothers, fathers and children can survive divorce providing that they make some sensible decisions and avoid conflict, especially involving the children. Ongoing conflict - in or out of court - has dreadful effects on children. Even if parents do not like one another, there are ways to settle disputes, sort out living and child support arrangements, and agree on a parenting plan that will enable father, mother and children to live in peace.
We know that children survive and thrive after divorce if they are not uprooted from their community, if they can maintain good relationships with both parents and with others who are important to them. It is critical that parents learn not to confuse their own needs with those of their children.
Next: What is Mediation?.
