Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media So, in a divorce mediation, can witnesses appear if one side wants, wait a minute, I can prove, you know, I have witnesses that saw this or heard this. Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY Sure, great question. Only if both parties agree. Ray Hrdlicka […]
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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media You go through the process and obviously you’ve reached an agreement. Will there be any court appearances to finalize the agreement? Do they have to appear in court to finalize that agreement? Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY Great question. In New York, the current
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Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY The current state of the law is the judge, when they have the preliminary conference, which is the first time, the judge, the case is called in court, in other words, one party served the other one with the summons and complaint for divorce, the
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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media Tell me about the process… what happens when somebody says, “yes let’s use a divorce mediator“. Tell me what you do. Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY 98% of the time that’s as a result of that free half-hour consultation which is either face-to-face or
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Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY Extremely expensive, it was routine for a divorce to cost $30,000, $40,000, $50,000. I had divorces going up to $270,000, lasting two or three years. Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media Oh my gosh. Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY And
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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media And I think what I’m getting from your description and detail of divorce mediation is the fairness. Am I correct? Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY Yeah, and of course, you know, the fairness is in the eye of the beholder, but let me tell
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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media So, who pays for the cost of a divorce mediation? Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY Great question. Common sense. If we have a house husband or a housewife and they’ve been taking care of their kids, maybe the most important job either one has,
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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media How many different meetings usually occur in a divorce mediation? Does it get resolved in the second time, third time, first time, what? Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY Well, there’s several different modalities. Some divorce mediators believe in three-to-four-hour sessions. That developed because you
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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media You’ve mentioned a couple of costs of that. Is it just based upon hours and that’s how it, it’s not based upon any sliding scale with the assets, it’s just based upon your hourly rate, is that correct? Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY It’s
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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media Is a divorce mediation agreement a binding agreement? Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY Yes, a divorce mediation agreement is essentially the exact same document that in a non-mediation case the lawyers would be preparing. In some states we call it a marital settlement agreement,
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