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We
are discussing divorce and are interested in mediation to avoid excess
costs and animosity. We own a house and I'd like to know if we should
put the house on the market before we begin mediation.
In
a mediation session, we might consider various alternatives regarding
the house. There might be an option in which it could work out better
financially (or emotionally, for the kids) if one of you were to remain
in the house. Because no decisions are absolute yet, I would recommend
that the house not be put up for sale until the three of us can look
at the whole picture.
<<...to
avoid excess costs and animosity>>
Of course the cost, but especially the animosity. Mediation provides
an approach to making all of the decisions related to your divorce,
with a charge of not making things any worse than they already are --
and maybe even improve the relationship. Your children need to see that
the two of you can be ok with each other after the split-up.
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