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"How can you learn about divorce mediation?"

If you're interested in mediation to resolve the issues of your divorce, it's very important that you do some research.

One of the things that I suggest is to go to Divorce Magazine or DivorceMagazine.com, and you can look for the mediators that they have there and see what kinds of backgrounds they have. You want someone who has a very good background, who has a lot of experience, and who has a lot of attributes that are really important. You also want to get your spouse to want to do this as well. Now, if you suggest it, it might not be accepted. So once you have the names of a couple of mediators that you'd like to interview, it's a good idea to call the office and set up an appointment.

Mari Frank is a divorce attorney-mediator in Laguna Niguel, CA (Orange County). She has been featured on numerous national television shows including 48 Hours, Dateline, NBC Nightly News, and The O'Reilly Factor and in newspapers across the nation including the L.A. Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. She can be reached at (949) 364-1511. View her website and Divorce Magazine profile.