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Mediation Services

An Alternative to Traditional Litigation​

Mediation is a cooperative process to resolve family law disputes without the need for traditional litigation procedures and costs. By utilizing the services of a family law mediator to work through custody or divorce related issues, the parties have flexibility to craft their own resolutions and end with a more amicable result. Lyndsay J. Howard is  a Rule 114 Qualified Neutral, trained and experienced to handle your family law mediation needs

Lyndsay J. Howard will confidentially work with parties (either with or without attorneys) to find alternative and less costly options to resolve your case and issues. Mediation can be engaged in before the parties proceed with starting a Court action or retaining counsel, during the pendency of a Court action, or after Court proceedings are done (post-decree matters). Lyndsay J. Howard will assist with helping the parties negotiate a settlement that supports the needs of the parties and their children, as well as division of assets.

A mediator, however experienced, cannot represent either party in their capacity as a mediator. Lyndsay J. Howard can answer questions and provide the parties with legal information, can provide evaluative feedback and suggestions if asked, but to preserve the integrity of the process, she must remain neutral.

Benefits of Mediation

Mediation can offer parties a number of benefits – as compared to traditional litigation. These benefits include, but are not limited to:

  • Cost effectiveness.
  • Transparent and open communication and exchange of information.
  • Quicker resolution and speed of process as compared to Court litigation.
  • Having a hand in creating the results to a case makes living with the agreed upon results much more palatable and amicable. You will control the decisions and results.

Types of Cases for Mediation

The parties can mediate and negotiate in all areas of Family Law matters. The most commonly mediated topics/issues are:

  • Custody and Parenting Time
  • Asset/Debt Division
  • Spousal Maintenance and Support Issues
  • Post-Decree Modifications to Court Orders

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For trusted Family Law Services

Attorney Lyndsay J. Howard is qualified and happy to assist individuals and families work towards amicable resolutions through the mediation process.
For more information or to schedule a mediation session, please call (952) 224-9410, or email at: lyndsay@familiesforwardlaw.com, or jamie@familiesforwardlaw.com