Child custody issues are particularly well-suited for mediation. Parents should always cooperate and work toward agreements over parenting schedules, holidays, vacations, schooling decisions and health care to the greatest extent possible. As a cooperative process directed at encouraging candid dialogue, mediation is ideal for parents who want only the best for their children, without the costs and delays of court.

FasTrack Mediation® provides fast and effective mediation for the full range of divorce issues. Most divorce cases in which mediation is used will be resolved within 2-3 months after the first mediation session. Divorce can be complicated, and the average case handled through court takes 18 months and costs over $15,000 in attorneys fees per spouse. Let us help you resolve your case quickly.

At FasTrack Mediation®, we understand that disputes over child support or spousal support often become more expensive and time-consuming the disputed issues themselves. We have designed innovative mediation processes directed at resolving these issues cooperatively and without the costs and burdens of court hearings. Get your support issues resolved quickly, and stop wasting time with court litigation.

When spouses divorce, one of the most complicated issues involves deciding which property is community and which is separate. Even when separate property has been identified, the spouse who owns it must often prove through "tracing" that it has existed continuously without interruption or "commingling" with community assets. In court, this is an expensive and time-consuming process. Mediation offers a better alternative than court proceedings for spouses who want their cases decided quickly and without the expense and time of court hearings or trial.

When a marital asset consists of a business that is either partly or entirely community property (i.e., acquired during marriage), the parties must negotiate a buy-out price unless they intend to continue owning the asset jointly. The business appraisal process can be complicated and take many months while overseen by an accountant. Mediation provides a superior means of resolving business valuation issues, as an accountant can be retained to assist the parties without the time and cost of a full-blown business appraisal.

It has become increasingly common for ex-spouses to bring each other back to court months or years after a divorce judgment has been made. Even if the parties had not used mediation earlier in their case, it is important to consider doing so for disagreements over modification of orders. This includes common agreements over custody, support, property and retirement accounts. Mediation presents a faster and more efficient method for resolving post-judgment disputes and making it less likely that the ex-spouses will ever have to go back to court again.