Getting Started
- How does mediation work?
- Am I a candidate for collaborative mediation?
- Will mediation work for me?
- What do I do first?
- How do I talk to my spouse or the parent of my child about mediation?
- When can I start Detente collaborative mediation?
- What does "Detente" mean?
The Detente Process
- Collaborative mediation versus litigation
- Collaborative mediation versus collaborative law
- Why is Detente collaborative mediation less expensive than litigation?
- What does a marriage/family counselor do in mediation?
- Interest based negotiation versus positional bargaining
- What kind of information do we exchange?
- Does a Detente mediator make a binding decision for us?
- How does it work with neutral experts?
- What happens if we can't reach agreement in Detente Mediation?
- How does marriage separation work in Texas?
- What is custody and parenting plan mediation?
- What is post-divorce mediation?
- Collaborative versus traditional mediation
- What are child and medical support in Texas?
- How do you calculate child support in Texas?
Use of Divorce Lawyers in Collaborative Mediation
- Will Detente collaborative mediation work without lawyers?
- Can we have one divorce lawyer for the two of us?
- One mediators is a family lawyer, why do I need another lawyer?
- What legal document does the mediator write?
- Will I need an attorney to "paper" my divorce?
- Should we skip mediation if we each want attorneys?