Bloomington Divorce Mediation Basics
Bloomington divorce mediation can be an alternative to lengthy, public court battles. A divorce mediator can assist with a settlement agreement on issues like property division, alimony, child support and child custody, and more. In Bloomington, to file an uncontested divorce, you must provide a written settlement agreement that details the agreements between the spouses. And you must have lived in the state for at least 6 months prior to filing for divorce. Ind. Code §31-15-2-10 (2021).
Bloomington divorce mediation can save you significant time and money when you use a divorce mediator to assist in your divorce settlement agreement. Indiana Legal Help provides online divorce forms to assist you with the process of filing for divorce once you have your written settlement agreement prepared. The Indiana Judiciary’s Self-Service Legal Center also provides useful forms and information on filing. Finally, the county directory of Indiana courts offers a list of all county trial courts and clerks where you can file for divorce in Indiana.
You can save time and money by first working with a mediator to resolve your disputes and then file an uncontested divorce in Bloomington.
For more information on Bloomington divorce mediation, visit DivorceNet’s page on divorce in Indiana.
Divorce mediation offers a number of advantages, including:
- lower cost,
- freedom to make informed decisions,
- control, and
- communication.
You and your spouse control the outcome of divorce mediation, not the courts.
For divorce mediation to be successful, it’s important that both spouses engage in good faith. Mediation will likely not be successful if one spouse is more interested in harming the other spouse than resolving disputes over property or child custody arrangements. If both spouses engage in good faith, though, mediation can save significant time and money for both spouses.