Divorce Mediation Lawyers in Texas

What Is Divorce Mediation?

In a typical divorce mediation in Texas, an impartial divorce mediator facilitates negotiations, and the divorcing individuals each retain lawyers to advise them during the mediation. Divorce mediators work with divorcing couples to find common ground on property division, child custody, and other important facets of divorce. As a result, divorce mediation in Texas often leads to a mutually agreeable settlement. A trained and experienced family law mediation attorney can help divorcing spouses through the mediation process, saving them precious resources for the next phase of their lives.

Couples can participate in divorce mediation services at any stage in the divorce process; however, mediation is typically conducted near the end of the case, after the information-gathering stage of the divorce is completed. Most divorce mediators in Texas conduct mediations “caucus-style,” where each spouse and their attorney is in a separate room from the other spouse and the other spouse’s attorney and mediator go between the rooms throughout the mediation.

Our Texas Divorce Mediation Services

At Goranson Bain Ausley, our Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Granbury, Midland, and Plano locations offer a full range of services for divorce mediation.

• Our family law attorneys are well-equipped to represent individuals during the mediation of a divorce.
• Our services also include providing experienced mediators to assist divorce attorneys in mediating for their clients.
• We can also assist with self-represented mediation services. In this type of mediation, a Texas divorce is resolved with the help of an experienced mediator but without retaining individual family lawyers.

As the largest family law firm in Texas, our divorce mediators and attorneys offer an unequaled depth and breadth of resources. When you work with a Goranson Bain Ausley lawyer, you have access to the expertise of the entire firm. In addition, as experienced litigators, we can project likely courtroom outcomes and assist in the risk/benefit analysis that can move settlements forward.

In addition to traditional divorce and mediation services, Goranson Bain Ausley divorce mediation lawyers offer a new way to mediate where the couple and their attorneys participate in a series of mediation sessions throughout the divorce process, starting at the very beginning of the case. This new way to mediate divorce in Texas allows for a more cost-effective approach for couples who are committed to reaching an agreed-upon resolution in their divorce.

One Couple, One Guide: An Efficient Divorce Option for Self-Reliant Couples

Avoiding the potential costs and complications of a courtroom divorce is a primary objective of many divorcing couples. Self-represented mediation is for couples who are committed to coming to the table and working out a settlement through the mediation process with the aid of a skilled Goranson Bain Ausley divorce mediator. If you are among them, Goranson Bain Ausley offers self-represented mediation as an option to consider.

It is called “self-represented” mediation because a Goranson Bain Ausley attorney serves you in the role of a neutral mediator to facilitate a settlement, not a lawyer to represent your personal interests. The divorce mediator draws on specialized training to “chair” meetings between you and your spouse, guiding discussions, helping you to find common ground, alerting you to potential legal issues, and suggesting options for reaching an agreement.

A self-represented mediation divorce in Texas may be right for you if any of the following apply:

• You and your spouse are both knowledgeable about your estate and can jointly identify the assets and debts of your community property.
• You feel confident about navigating the divorce process yourselves without legal representation.
• You decide to co-parent and work out an agreed parenting plan.