- Getting Started
- The Detente Process
- What does a marriage/family counselor do in mediation?
- What is interest based negotiation? How is it different from positional bargaining?
- Does a Detente mediator make a binding decision for us?
- How does it work with neutral experts? Where do you find them?
- What happens if we can't reach agreement in Detente Mediation?
- What kind of information do we exchange? Who decides what is "relevant" and what happens if there is a disagreement about that?
- Resources
Personal Settlements

No. You only have to do what you agree to in mediation. Our team of an attorney-mediator and a marriage/family counselor are there to help all the parties reach a satisfying resolutionto their divorce or conservatorship (child custody and possession) dispute. The attorney-mediator is neutral and does not represent anyone, but he or she may suggest options for settlement and help evaluate whether a solution meets your individual goals and needs.
The mediators cannot and will not impose any decision on you. However, when you both sign a written settlement agreement in mediation, it is binding. For that reason, the mediator will advise each of you to have a family law divorce lawyer of your own choosing review the terms before you sign the agreement.

