Powerful Divorce Solution: Understanding Mediation Benefits Now
What makes an uncontested mediated divorce possible? A recent New York ethics change, explains divorce attorney Bill Leininger. For decades, a mediator couldn't then represent either spouse; now, once the settlement agreement is signed, both can waive the conflict and hire him to finalize an uncontested divorce—so most couples are divorced in 30 to 60 days, not 13 months.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY
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What makes an uncontested mediated divorce possible?
A recent New York ethics change—for decades a mediator couldn't then represent either spouse, but now, once the settlement is signed, both can waive the conflict.
How does the mediator finalize it?
He carries out the agreed uncontested divorce, so most couples are divorced in 30 to 60 days rather than 13 months.
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