Mediator Services in the Seattle and Tacoma Area
Mediation is highly effective for resolving the difficult disputes in divorce and family law. In fact, Washington law requires that parties try out-of-court dispute resolution before contested cases can be set for trial.
The Clement Law Center offers mediation services for custody disputes, property division and related conflicts in King, Pierce and Thurston counties. Bruce Clement is a trained mediator with more than 30 years of experience in family law, and one of the few experienced family law mediators in South King County.
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As a mediator, Mr. Clement must remain neutral. He cannot mediate a dispute after providing legal advice or representation to either spouse. Contact us today to schedule a mediation or address your questions. We welcome military families, including personnel of Fort Lewis and McChord AFB.
Federal Way Family Law Mediation Attorney
In mediation, Mr. Clement acts as a neutral third party to help you and your spouse or co-parent work through your disagreements. The goal is a Parenting Plan or property settlement agreement that avoids litigation. A mediated solution is almost always quicker, less costly and less stressful than going to court. It allows you to control the outcome to a greater extent and it reduces future conflicts.
Every case is unique, but mediation can help to resolve Parenting Plan disputes in most cases. We handle pre-filing mediations between couples who want an amicable, low-cost divorce. We also handle mediations in contested divorce and custody cases when mediation is a pre-condition to trial, or when mediation is required prior to filing a petition to modify an existing Parenting Plan:
- We provide half-day (morning or afternoon) or full-day mediation sessions, depending on your timetable and the complexity of your case.
- We also provide a mediation-to-arbitration arrangement. If both parties agree, Mr. Clement serves as a mediator in the morning to help bring parties to resolution. At noon, he switches to an arbitrator who issues a definitive ruling on any issues still unresolved.
- In cases which involve substantial assets or complicated parenting issues, Mr. Clement can schedule mediations lasting several days.
Bruce Clement also handles collaborative law, a negotiation process in which you each have a lawyer to protect your interests but agree in writing not to litigate.
Seattle Divorce Mediation Attorney
Since alternative dispute resolution is required, why not make the most of it with a proven, credentialed family law mediator? Contact Clement Law Center to arrange a free, initial consultation at our offices in Federal Way, Seattle or Kirkland. Call us at 253-336-3607 or 888-351-6779, or e-mail us.
