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The old way of getting a divorce was to have a trial. Things have changed.
For most divorces, the issues are resolved by negotiation, either using attorneys, or mediators. In most cases, the parties use mediators/attorneys to negotiate the issues, and attorneys to do the work of making the agreement legal and binding.
Ballou Law Partners has both divorce attorneys and mediators. Our goal is to solve the problems that exist so you have a divorce agreement that works.
The issues that most divorces resolve are custody, parental access, child support, spousal maintenance, property division (personal property and furnishings, real estate, pensions and retirement assets, bank accounts and investments) and attorney's fees.
In divorce mediation, a professional mediator acts as a facilitator. The mediator's job is to help the parties come to a fair agreement. Both of the divorcing parties participate to come to a workable settlement agreement.
After the settlement is made, an attorney will draft the papers to present to the Court for its approval and entry. At that point the divorce is legal, final and binding on both parties, and done.
If you need a divorce attorney or mediator, call Ballou Law Partners at 612-321-9800.
Practice Areas: / Adoption / Child Support / Custody / Divorce / Domestic Partnership Agreements / Immigration / Mediation / Name Change / Orders for Protection / Property Division / Spousal Maintenance / Wills & Trusts /
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