Buffalo Divorce Mediation
SMART DIVORCE, servicing Buffalo NY and surrounding areas is here for you when you need us most. Our divorce mediation team works with you to make your divorce as stress-free, peaceful, and amicable as possible. We will help guide you down a non-adversarial path to separation or divorce by facilitating and managing conversations while you maintain control over your future by making your own decisions.
We will guide you through parenting plans, distribution of assets and liabilities, child parenting plans, child support, spousal maintenance and retirement fund distribution.
You will experience less time with less stress and at a fraction of the cost while we work together to craft an agreement that works best for you and your family's needs.
Call our divorce mediation team with any questions so we can explain the process and set up an appointment with a divorce mediator.
Child Parenting Plans
We'll help you and your spouse decide on one of several custody agreements. You can opt for sole legal custody, where one parent has all of the legal rights to the child, and can make decisions without informing the other.
You can also look at both physical custody, which determines where a child lives, or developing a shared parenting plan, which decides who gets the kids during what time periods.
Child Support
In WNY, both parents are financially obligated to support their children. Child support is typically set on a case by case basis, and is financial only.
The other types of support a parent may provide - emotional, intellectual, and physical care - are not touched on. Family mediation can help address this concerns.
Alimony and Spousal Maintenance
Judged on a case to case basis, it may be the legal responsibility of one spouse to provide financial support to the other. This is done to ensure an economic balance between the two parties, and avoid unfair financial ramifications during the divorce process. Note that alimony is usually at the discretion of the state court.
Separation
In a separation, the partners remain legally married. However, the legal agreement sets out the rights and responsibilities of each party. This may include (but is not limited to) child custody and support, property division, and spousal maintenance.
Uncontested Divorce
In an uncontested divorce, our divorce mediation services are responsible to help both parties reach an agreement before going to trial. An uncontested divorce can move quickly - and it costs much less than a divorce that goes to trial.
Distribution of Assets and Liabilities
During mediation, we will help you distribute both property and debt. Note that distribution in divorces that go to trial is rarely a 50/50 split, and it's difficult to predict what a state court may do.
Please contact SMART DIVORCE and we will help answer all your questions.
We will provide you with control over the divorce outcome and your future, all while avoiding costly litigation fees and keeping you out of court. As a neutral third party, our divorce mediator may not provide legal advice but instead guides a holistic, amicable approach to your divorce.
SMART DIVORCE NY LLC. Is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or counsel. Each party has been encouraged to be fully advised by their respective counsel regarding the legal, financial, and practical effect of any agreement entered into.