The Truth About Binding Mediation Agreements
Is a divorce mediation agreement legally binding? Fully, says New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger—it's the very same document lawyers draft in a non-mediated case, called a marital settlement agreement or stipulation of settlement. Once both spouses sign before a notary and the court accepts it, it's binding. In 5,000 divorces over 45 years, he's never had one set aside.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY
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— why a mediated agreement is the very document lawyers draft
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Is a mediation agreement legally binding?
Fully—it's the very same document lawyers draft in a non-mediated case, called a marital settlement agreement or stipulation of settlement. Once both spouses sign before a notary and the court accepts it, it's binding, and in 5,000 divorces over 45 years he's never had one set aside.
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