This is not your mother’s divorce! Interdisciplinary Mediation is a radical alternative to the old fashioned, antagonistic carnage that leaves everyone bitter and exhausted, and costs you your entire retirement savings in legal fees. We refuse to pit you against each other. We view divorce as a re-structuring of the family, not the destruction of a marriage. We believe your interests are still aligned. You loved each other once. We all benefit from treating one another fairly and with compassion.

When people who care about you hear that you are taking this approach, they are likely to challenge you, and demand that you “get what you’re entitled to,” or “take all that you can get.” We respectfully caution you not to listen to them, and not to heed the advice of your uncle the lawyer. Mediation is a delicate undertaking that requires both parties to fully trust in and commit to the process during negotiations. After you have reached an agreement, before you sign it, we encourage you to have an attorney familiar with mediation review it. Before then, the most well-meaning advice can derail our progress.