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Options for Resolving a Divorce

While most people have divorced friends or family members, few fully understand the process or available options to resolve a divorce.  Viewing the options as a continuum from most cooperative and cost-efficient to most contentious and expensive, the options include: direct negotiation, mediation with two unrepresented parties, collaborative law, mediation with the assistance of lawyers,...

The Many Forms of Mediation

In New Hampshire, the overwhelming majority of cases are resolved without a final hearing or trial.  Most cases are resolved, in whole or in part, through mediation.  In recognition of the effectiveness of mediation, New Hampshire law requires all parents of minor children, absent unusual circumstances, to attend mediation.  Parents of minor children are also...