When you are going through a divorce, oftentimes child custody is the hardest thing to sort out. Parenting alone is already tricky and has its own unique challenges, and it is multitudes more challenging trying to co parent when you live in separate places and have your own unique schedule. When parents are contesting the custody of their children they are required to attend parenting classes.
Parenting is already hard enough. Add a divorce to the mix, and your job as a parent gets infinitely more difficult. For parents who have separated, you’re not only dealing with raising your child, you’re trying to figure out how to raise your child the way you want to. In any relationship, parents have different ideas about how to best raise a child, including what rules to set, how to discipline children, what hours children should keep, what activities children should participate in… the list goes on. If you and your former spouse are having a difficult time communicating, compromising, or overall doing what’s best for your child, you may need the help of a parenting consultant. At Johnson Mediation, our Chanhassen, MN parenting consultants are here to help make sure your divorce does not stop your child from flourishing.
Child custody issues can be extremely stressful and emotionally taxing both during a divorce and afterwards. We at Johnson Mediation can provide you with child custody support during the settlement process as well as after you have filed for divorce. We serve much of Minnesota, especially the Chanhassen area, and if you are in need of the assistance of an experienced mediator with expertise in child custody issues, contact our team for a free one hour consultation.
Many divorcing couples are concerned that mediation may not work. They are fearful that their situation may be too difficult or they may not know a lot about mediation. Although some couples are able to be fairly respectful of one another and work together in divorce mediation, this does not mean you should compare yourself to them. More than most, divorces are not this smooth. Due to things that have happened in the past, complex emotions arise and make it extremely difficult to negotiate with one another. If you are experiencing the troubles of not being able to negotiate it will be very beneficial for the two of you to go to a mediator in order to delegate.
Divorce can be extremely costly and a lot of times, that fact alone creates tension and a prolonged process. When you and your partner have came to the point in your relationship and have decided it is best to part ways, it is important to understand your options. As many people think that hiring an attorney and going into litigation is the only option, this is in fact not and is also the more costly option.
According to national statistical averages, the average cost of divorce when hiring a lawyer and going to litigation is $30,000 compared to $5000 when you choose to settle your divorce through mediation instead.
Child support can be one of the most divisive and difficult aspects of a divorce to settle. Both parties often have very strong opinions about how much should be paid. The law requires that both parents, no matter whether they are married or not, must support their children financially. Child support can be settled in the courts when each party is represented by a lawyer, or through the mediation process, depending on the unique circumstances of the case. Johnson Mediation specializes in helping divorcing couples come up with a fair and reasonable child support agreement without having to go through the court system. Mediation can help even couples with high conflict solve important issues like child support, division of property and even custody arrangements without a court battle.
