Mediation & Collaborative Divorce Attorney in Eagan, Minnesota

What are the pros and cons of choosing mediation in a divorce?

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when minnesota the expectation is you’re
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going to go to mediation and so you need
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to consider some form of mediation
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i think mediation can be a really good
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thing it’s nice to settle your case it’s
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nice to feel like you know it wasn’t so
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difficult after all and and you feel
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like you got a fair exchange
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sometimes that’s not possible either
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because of the demeanor of your spouse
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or the demeanor of your spouse’s
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attorney which can flavor things
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significantly so those are really
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important but if you proceed to
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mediation one is you have a chance to
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settle
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and two
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which i really love personally if i’m
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going to go to trial i’ve learned a ton
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of information about that party and how
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they behave that i can use to my
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advantage either in court or in other
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submissions to the court other motions
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or affidavits to the court that are
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helpful to my client

Eagan, MN family law attorney, Susan M. Gallagher talks about the pros and cons of choosing mediation in a divorce.

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