Urgent: Can You Bring Witnesses to Divorce Mediation?

Yes—but only if both parties agree, which is the rule in most divorce mediations. Mediation is a voluntary, confidential process, so the mediator typically won’t hear third-party witnesses unless both spouses consent. This article explains when witnesses (including teens) may be allowed and practical alternatives.

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 – Host – Attorneys.Media

Oh, again, only if both parties.

Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY

If you have a teenager, for example, who’s 16 years old, 15, 16, but immature and both parties say, oh yeah, well, you know, little Doris, 15 years of age, she was there when the suspended ceiling fell down from the money and hit her on the head, okay? If both parties agree, now the person who maybe put the money in the suspended ceiling might not agree, in which case you cannot produce that witness.