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Meeting to Resolve Disputes - A Law Firm to Guide Mediation

Child Custody ● Divorce ● Equitable Distribution ● Child Support

In any legal dispute, court costs and attorney's fees can add up pretty quickly. Disputes relating to family law and divorce are no exception. For a growing number of divorcing couples, mediation is a less expensive and more amicable way to resolve disputes. At Duffy & Fasano, we provide mediation services for every aspect of all family law disputes.

For a free consultation, contact our offices online or call 203-598-7500. Our law firm has served the Waterbury, Connecticut, area for over 30 years. In addition, we frequently serve as special masters at the Regional Family Trial Docket in Middletown — a publicly funded family mediation service for custody disputes. Only experienced mediators are able to serve as special masters.

The Benefits of Mediation

There are many advantages to using mediation. Most clearly, it is far less expensive: You hire one lawyer instead of two, and you accumulate fewer court fees. However, the advantages are by no means limited to the purely financial:

• A more fitting settlement: Couples who choose mediation tend to be more satisfied with the terms of their final settlement than those who go through court. This makes sense — with mediation, you work out your own settlement, rather than have an impersonal judge dictate it to you.
• Part ways on better terms: Couples who choose mediation also feel better afterwards about their relationship to their former spouse. Sitting at the negotiating table forces you to take each other's needs into consideration, and it allows you to work out some negative emotions. In the end, you may reach an amicable dispute resolution without the hostility bred by a courtroom battle.

At Duffy & Fasano, we can mediate any family law or divorce dispute. Our mediators will serve as a disinterested party to listen, make recommendations and assist with making legal arrangements. For a free consultation, contact our offices online or call 203-598-7500.

If you have a legal issue or problem and would like to discuss it, please describe it below and we shall promptly contact you to schedule a free initial consultation to discuss your legal rights and options.