Divorcing Partners
Divorce is often characterized in our society as highly contentious, with intense emotions, competing priorities which often lead to a nasty, bitter end to an unhappy marriage. Conflict is the foundation for many divorces in our country — but it does not have to be this way. Rather than looking at divorce as a battle, it is possible to view it differently. Divorcing spouses can instead choose to settle the terms of a divorce with cooperation and a focus on the future, rather than the past. In fact, the idea that you and your soon to be ex-spouse are partners, rather than adversaries can go a long way toward finding solutions that put your family first and help you through this difficult time.
Spousal support is a financial agreement reached either by a court proceeding or by mutual consent of the couple in the process of divorce. In the latter case, mutual consent generally occurs when a divorcing couple works with a divorce mediator, like our staff at Johnson Mediation. More and more couples are choosing divorce mediation instead of the more traditional approach of working through the court system with lawyers representing each person. The court system tends to be more expensive and time-consuming, and much less convenient for the people seeking divorce and resolution about issues of spousal and/or child support payments. If you and your spouse are able to work together, these issues may well become simpler to resolve.
Mediation is a way to settle all types of disagreements, disputes and problems with minimal conflict and resources expended. A trained mediator serves as a neutral third party who will quickly get up to speed on the issues at hand and help you prioritize the goals for resolution. It is important to understand that a mediator is not a decider, so if you decide to pursue mediation as a mechanism for settling a problem, you and the other party will be empowered to come to the decisions, with the discussion and resolution facilitated by the mediator. Johnson Mediation offers 
Determining child support during your divorce can be difficult, painful, and arduous, and can get highly contentious in certain circumstances. Using mediation to resolve issues like child support can expedite the process and reduce the overall conflict. The team at Johnson Mediation focuses on helping you and your family navigate divorce and move forward in a positive and healthy way. We offer you and your family excellent care and expert mediation at all stages of your divorce.
Johnson Mediation serves parents of divorce who are trying to find the most effective way to manage the time they spend with their children. Our team provides a wide variety of parenting support services to those living in the communities of Chanhassen, Bloomington, and Richfield, MN, with the goal of helping couples solve difficult parenting issues that arise during and after divorce, without having to go to the court system. One such service is a Parenting Time Expeditor. According to Minnesota statute 518.1705, the goal of a Parenting Time Expeditor is to assist divorcing or divorced couples with issues involving their children, specifically surrounding parenting time, which is also often referred to as visitation.
