Minimize the disruption and uncertainty of a separation in a marriage or partnership by negotiating a fair and sensible separation agreement.
Benefits of Marriage or Partnership Separation Mediation:
- Create a marriage or partnership separation agreement for the time while you are living apart
- Jointly structure a transitional parenting plan for your children
- Gain tools and knowledge for managing your separation
- Get organized and prepare for divorce or try reconciliation
There is no legal separation in Texas. Because there is no legal marriage separation in Texas, the law and creditors will continue to treat you and your spouse as a married until your marriage is legally dissolved by divorce, even if you are not living together. That means assets and debts you or your spouse acquire while you are separated are still presumed to be community property.
Our collaborative mediation team can help restore order to separation whether you are planning to break up permanently or trying to reconcile.
Separation is very unsettling to the entire family, especially if the person who usually pays the bills, manages the house, and cares for the children moves out. Separation done badly can lead to resentment and a hostile divorce or break up. Separation done right with a negotiated separation agreement restores order so you can better focus on what is important to you to accomplish by your separation - whether that is preparation for divorce or trying to reconcile.
Each Détente separation mediation is conducted by a family law attorney-mediator and a divorce coach who is a marriage/family counselor. We help you understand the law and manage anger, fear, and frustration to minimize conflict so together you can make agreements about your home, spousal and child support, and co-parenting while you are separated.
Negotiate division of accounts, payment of debts, terms for selling your home, and try out parenting plans if your separation is part of a plan for eventual divorce or break up. If you are hoping the separation will bring problems to a head and lead to reconciliation, then successfully negotiating a separation agreement can be your first step toward demonstrating your mutual commitment to work together. Without an agreement to restore the order, you run the risk that the sheer chaos, uncertainty, and emotional upheaval of an unstructured separation may make it impossible for either of you to concentrate on fixing the relationship. If it does not work after a separation, you have had the opportunity to try out plans for your eventual split, giving you the ability to make changes before they become part of a divorce decree or agreement between you.
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