Atlanta Divorce Lawyers Guide to Divorce and Family Law Cases in Fulton County, Georgia: Mediation
Our next blog entry in our Atlanta Divorce Lawyers Guide to Divorce and Family Law Cases in Fulton County, Georgia is in regards to the mediation. Unlike most counties, Fulton County has really put its money where its mouth is about the importance of the mediation process in resolving divorce and family law disputes. In particular, Fulton County provides a free mediator for TWO separate four hour mediations in an effort to resolve as many disputes as possible without the need for court intervention. For time over the four hours, the parties will split the cost of mediator’s hourly rate (usually $150 to $200 per hour) or reschedule for a second session.
Fulton County also has the Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution to assist in scheduling the mediations as well as provide a neutral location for the mediation to take place. Fulton County has many mediators to choose from and all who have attended mandatory mediation training for at least 68 hours. All cases involving contested custody are required to mediate and for the most part the Court will ask all cases to mediate no matter the type of case.
