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Hello, everyone. Welcome to Family Law Matters. I’m Dr. Michael Mantell.
It’s always a privilege to be joining Bonnie Rabinovitch-Mantel, the owner and managing partner of the Primus Family Law Group. Hi, Bonnie. Hi, Michael.
How are you doing today? I’m doing well, thank you. We are fortunate and blessed to be living in a relatively peaceful part of the country, beautiful weather. But for some, even though it’s sort of beautiful outside and we have magnificent views and so forth, life is still filled with tension, stress, adversity, and misfortune.
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And particularly, people were facing family law issues. And in the world filled with so much difficulty and challenge, you have an approach to dealing with divorce that I think alleviates and can alleviate a lot of the tension, mediation. Talk about that.
You know, Michael, I’ve been litigating for 20 years. And I will tell you that every opportunity I get to mediate a case is so much more beneficial for the parties involved. It is most often less expensive.
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It is less strife, rife with stress and discomfort. It’s not easy. Mediation requires two people to come to a table, either together or through Zoom, or you don’t have to be in the same room, but to figuratively come to the table, understanding that each side is going to move slightly from their initial positions to come to a midway point that works for both of them.
Now, in that phrase, neither side is going to get exactly what they want. They wouldn’t by litigation anyway. Neither side is going to get none of what they want, which sometimes happens in litigation where one side gets nothing that they want.
So you’re shot at keeping the better idea of your family structure. You guys developed a structure for however many years, from two years to 40 years, you developed a familial structure as to what you thought about your children, your finances, your property. And in mediation, you have a better shot of keeping that structure closer to what you envisioned and more money in your pocket for your children’s college, cars, weddings, all the events of life, maybe even your own vacations than proceeding down the litigation path.
I will tell you, litigation more often than not robs people of their credit scores, their retirement funds, and their well-being because it’s very, very stressful. So at Primus, we will litigate if that’s the path that’s necessary, but we love to get people to the finish line through mediation instead of having a judge who knows you very little, doesn’t know your kids at all, and makes orders that you must comply with that affect it all. You have created a culture of collaboration and highly personalized attention.
I mean, as evidenced by the fact that we’re talking right now from your kitchen, it doesn’t become more personal and more focused and collaborative than this. I want people to understand that your focus is on closure, not revenge, and mediation really highlights that. If people want to talk with you about mediation and learn more about what that involves, how can they be in touch? They can always reach us at 619-574-8000, and Malani will put you on my calendar for a free 30-minute phone consultation so we can see how Primus can help you, or reach us online.
There’s a contact form you can sign up for there. It’s www.PrimusFamilyLaw.com. Thanks, Bonnie. We’ll see you next week for another Family Law Matters.
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Bye, Michael. Have a great weekend. Thank you, dear.
Bye-bye. You too.