Although required by the judges in several cases, mediation is a voluntary and confidential process that gives litigants the opportunity to express feelings and preferences that may be difficult to convey in a trial due to time constraints and various procedural rules. Dissolving a marriage is an emotional process, and our mediators strive to ensure that each party is heard and has the freedom to determine where they are willing to be flexible to meet their primary objectives. When children are involved, mediation gives the parents/custodians of the children a great deal of flexibility in creating plans that cater to your family's needs in a way that the Court may not be inclined to do otherwise.