Find a divorce mediation attorney in Essex County, Massachusetts to help you resolve the issues in your divorce case out of court. Issues decided during the divorce mediation process can include the equitable division of assets, alimony, child support and child custody. Divorce attorneys use mediation as a tool to help the parties sit down with a neutral third party to talk through possible settlement offers to see if both sides can agree. The cost of mediation in a divorce case in Essex County, Massachusetts is almost always less than litigating the issues at trial. In many jurisdictions the court will require divorce mediation in Essex County, Massachusetts before a trial will be scheduled.
AAM promotes the practice of mediation and alternative dispute resolution and assists and educates lawyers in these areas.
Lawyer Referral Service in Essex County, MA - The Essex County Bar Association (ECBA) sponsors a Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) from its offices in Salem, MA. The attorney referral service is opened from Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To receive a referral to a local attorney screened for his or her experience in the needed area of the law, you can call the service. After you receive the referral, you can call the attorney to schedule a 30 minute phone or office consultation to discuss the case and the attorney fees needed for additional services.