Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY There is a related process which has come about in the last 10 or 12 years to divorce mediation and that is called collaborative divorce law. And without spending a lot of time on it, I’m trained in collaborative divorce. The basic difference between divorce […]
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media Hi, this is Ray Hrdlicka with Attorneys.Media and today we’re sitting with Bill Leininger, an attorney who specializes in a very unique area of law called divorce mediation. He practices in Staten Island, New York, and we’re going to be sitting down with him talking about all the intricacies
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media Do the spouses see each other, that was very good Bill, do the spouses see each other in divorce mediation? Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY Well, the third group in that 6 or 7 percent that don’t work out is where there’s been domestic
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media They’re coming to you, obviously, because of an emotional conflict situation where they decided to part ways. Have you found out that or have you experienced this? They sit down, they start talking about it, and then all of a sudden realize we can resolve those conflicts. Bill Leininger
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media Is divorce mediation only for simple matters or can it handle complicated matters also? Or complicated situations? Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Richmond County, NY My last two mediations involved older couples. One was a husband-nurse couple and a very successful doctor. They had $17 million worth
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
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
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
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
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
