I Want To Mediate – My Spouse Is Not Sure – Help!
“I’m ready for a PeacefulSplit®.” I hear this desire often from the spouse who initially contacts me about using mediation to settle the issues in their divorce. My usual followup questions is “is your spouse on board?” This is when I hear silence or the response “I think so” or “he/she is thinking about it” or “I’m not sure.” In theory, it would be great if, at the outset, both parties were both well-informed about mediation, its benefits, its economical cost, and how a PeacefulSplit® Divorce Mediation can be so much more advantageous to their well-being of themselves and their family. However, in reality, it is often one spouse who has done the preliminary research about mediation, or has heard good things from a friend about their own experience, that is the one who makes the initial call to me.