Parting Waters Mediation

A peaceful path to resolve family conflicts and reach sustainable agreements

— first hour always free —

A process for communicating even when it’s difficult.

Nobody teaches you how to get divorced. Many couples are exhausted by repetitive conversations that lead to dead ends.

Let’s make the path to a peaceful outcome easier to navigate…together.

Mediate, don’t litigate.​

Litigation is often less efficient, more expensive, and fosters uncertainty over outcomes – but it’s exceptionally difficult to mediate your own conflict.

Mediators shift the focus to the future and support families in finding new ways of communicating. They help set an agenda, make sure both parties feel heard and understood, and then compile input from both sides that result in clear, fair agreements tailored to your unique family and life situation.

With the support of your mediator, you can avoid the destructive impacts of litigation and engage in a process that’s designed to be respectful and collaborative.

An excellent and trustworthy guide through a challenging process.

I felt like I was in good hands at a very vulnerable time. It gave me the confidence to move forward with some of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever made.

The process was fair, smooth and amicable.

Peace that you can’t find talking at the kitchen table.

Have the legal and financial guidance you need to feel informed and secure in the decisions you’re making. We’ll help you effectively communicate and work collaboratively within a structured but flexible framework that empowers you to make choices about your family, finances, and future.

Parting Waters Mediation specializes in separation, divorce mediation, post-divorce, and nontraditional family mediation, including finances, property, custody, parenting time, open adoption, and other family related matters.

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Mediated agreements have a higher satisfaction and compliance rate than attorney negotiated or litigated judgments.

The peaceful path of mediation

COLLABORATIVE + EMPOWERING

We partner with your family to identify and implement solutions. You decide your own future.

COMPREHENSIVE

We provide a breadth of knowledge and experience as a team that you won’t find in any one individual. We provide professional support from the initial consultation to filing your legal paperwork.

CALM

Our trained mediators bring a supportive, thoughtful energy to each conversation. Our process centers all the human beings involved, including the children who benefit from healthy co-parenting.

COST EFFECTIVE

Mediation is an affordable, efficient alternative to the traditional legal approach to family conflict.

CUSTOMIZED

We tailor our services and solutions to your unique family and life situation. Lean on our extensive network of professional connections with subject-area expertise, including financial analysts, realtors, and child development specialists.

Child Centered

We know from experience that the best parenting plans focus more on the best interests of the kids than that of the parents. We help caregivers stay focused on the issues that matter most.

protect your family

Make decisions with confidence, integrity, and mutual respect.

Together, we’ll build sustainable and durable agreements that will keep families out of conflict in the short and long term.

Your first hour is always free.
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