Thankfully, there is an alternative for Florida residents. That alternative is divorce mediation. The only hitch is that the parties must be able to get along if they want the process to be a success.

Couples, therefore, whose differences have caused their marriages to fall apart must agree to drop their disagreements so that they can work together in a collaborative process to produce a settlement that is fair to both parties. It is difficult for couples to put their differences aside during this time in their lives, but doing so may provide them with an outcome that will be much more satisfactory than the one that would have had with a traditional parting of the ways. Rarely is either of the parties satisfied with the outcome in a courtroom divorce.

Although it is natural to feel some pain and anger during this time, couples must put these feelings on the backburner so that they can—as a team—discuss issues that affect their futures and create an equitable solution. Couples who have children have an additional incentive to work together to part as friends.  After all, they will forever be part of each other’s lives through their mutual children.

Divorce mediation can help the couple heal some of that hurt and create an outcome that will help them and their family to move on with their lives after the divorce. Having a share in creating their own future through the collaborative process of divorce mediation can help them part ways not as adversaries, but as friends.