Tangible Issues
Mediation will cover all of the tangible, legal issues required to be addressed in a divorce, including:
- Division of assets, including the family home and any other real estate, businesses, vehicles, retirement plans, investments, and furnishings/household items.
- Division of debts, including any tax liabilities, credit card debt, home equity loans, personal loans or other debts.
- Custody and parenting plans, including the best plans for children of different ages, dealing with special needs, and helping children through the transition of separation and divorce.
- Child support, including calculation of the monthly amount and provision for medical insurance and expenses, and other child-related costs.
- Spousal support, including the amount and duration of any support, and/or waivers.
Intangible Issues
Mediators who focus only on the tangible, legal aspects of divorce, often overlook the parties’ personal and intangible needs, which can be equally essential to ensure the well-being of the divorcing couple, as well as any children, step-children, and other family members. Learn more about ways you can prepare for Life-After-Divorce.
In an overheated and difficult space, Eileen
kept the highest values always at the forefront.
Richard L.
kept the highest values always at the forefront.
Richard L.
Eileen Barker has mediated hundreds of divorces over the past twenty-five years. An attorney who rejected the traditional adversarial role, Eileen has focused on mediation since 1990. She has taken over 500 hours of mediation training, much of which focused specifically on divorce mediation and family law, and has extensive experience with California family law and court procedures.