Marital Mediation

Marital Mediation (also known as "marriage mediation" and "mediation to stay married") is an emerging and exciting area of mediation that gives couples practical tools in how to save a marriage from divorce. It addresses couples who are having problems, but who wish to stay married. These are people whose first choice is to have a marital reconciliation where their marriage is improved and repaired.

Many divorce mediators have asked themselves if they could have helped a divorcing couple through mediation a year or two earlier, when the couple was struggling but was not yet giving up on their marriage. These are couples who are asking the question ;how do I save my marriage and how to avoid a divorce.

Marriage mediation is effective in avoiding divorce and is useful for many couples who are having marital problems. These couples are committed to each other and want to stay married. They wish to have marriage reconciliation but are struggling with issues that they cannot seem to resolve. In marital mediation, they can learn how to avoid divorce.

Throughout the marital mediation process, many issues may be discussed including:

• Avoiding Divorce
• Marriage Reconciliation
• Marriage Mediation vs. Marital Counseling
• Postnuptial Agreements

In a series of marital mediation sessions, the couples identify their presenting issues. The neutral marriage mediator listens, observes their interactions, and provides input. Marriage mediators can see patterns of misunderstandings, miscommunication, and assumptions between the couples that the couple themselves cannot see. In an open and honest way, the marriage mediator uses these observations to work with the couple and help them improve their communications.
Marital mediation is generally short term (several sessions) and practical, often leading to the formulation of a written agreement (postnuptial agreement) that can help the couple resolve issues in the future.
If you are considering marital mediation, and would like to speak with a MCFM mediator, search our database for marital mediators in your area, by city or by zip