Burnsville Family Mediator
Divorce impacts an entire family, not just the two adults who have made the decision to divorce. If you share children, you must all make significant life adjustments as a result of your divorce. First and foremost, you will no longer all live under the same roof. This is one of the biggest changes for a family. Instead of seeing each other multiple times a day, each and every day of the week, you and your ex-spouse will share custody of your children and that means splitting the time that you spend together. This can be extremely difficult on all members of a family. AMS Mediation specializes in family mediation — focusing on all members of the family, rather than just the two adults in the marriage.
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When it comes to a divorce, Minnesota is considered a “no-fault” state, meaning that if you or your spouse believes that your marriage is broken to the point that it cannot be saved, the court will issue a divorce order, without regard to the circumstances leading to the divorce. This effectively means that you do not have to litigate the reasons for the divorce or who was at fault. So, adultery is actually not a factor when it comes to a decision about whether you can divorce in Minnesota. However, you should be aware that the reasons behind your divorce may come into play when it comes to settling issues such as spousal support.
When you have made the difficult and emotional decision to divorce, you have likely been thinking about this for many months, or even years. Once this decision is made, you and your spouse may be ready to move forward with the divorce process quickly. Using mediation to settle your divorce can produce the results you want most quickly. 
The way in which you choose to facilitate your divorce can have a profound impact on the outcome. There is the traditional legal method that involves lawyers that represent the position of each party individually. This process for ending a marriage can devour financial resources, be quite adversarial and provide little assistance for transitioning to life after divorce. There is another option that more Burnsville families are choosing as a solution that is better equipped to address individual marital circumstances, especially when children are involved. 
There is no denying that divorce is difficult on a family. So, if you and your spouse have made the difficult decision that divorce is your best path forward, you may be looking for ways to complete the process in a way that has the least amount of negative impact on your loved ones. Using divorce mediation as a way to settle important aspects of your divorce like division of property, child custody,
One of the most stressful aspects of divorce is the financial impact it can have. Since your possessions, assets and debts are generally split evenly in a divorce settlement and expenses (like housing) go up, you could end up needing to make up to 30% more each year to keep your standard of living constant. This financial impact can make the emotional pain even worse as you struggle to grieve the loss of your marriage while you worry about your financial future.