Dr Bowen’s Response: How mediation works
Recently updated on December 22nd, 2025 at 11:22 am
Question
How mediation works?
Answer
ENGLISH
Hi! My name is Dr. Deirdre Bowen. I am a professor at the Seattle University School of Law. The information that I am about to provide to you should be taken as just that: information and not legal advice. One way of sorting the end of your relationship either ending a domestic partnership or marriage is to make use of a mediator. A mediator is a mutual third party. He/she does not represent either party or advocate for either party. Instead, a mediator works for you and your former partner to solve issues like how to distribute your marital property, how to distribute your debts, and even things like custody and spousal support.
Español
Hola, mi nombre es Dra. Diedra Bowen. Soy una profesora en la Escuela de Leyes de la Universidad de Seattle. La información que estoy a punto de proporcionarte debe tomarse como eso, información y no como un consejo legal. Una forma de ordenar el final de tu relación ya sea un emparejamiento doméstico o un matrimonio es haciendo uso de un mediador. Un mediador es una persona externa neutra, esta persona no representa a ninguna de las partes y no apoya a ninguna de las partes en particular. En vez de eso, un mediador trabaja para ayudarte a ti y a tu expareja a resolver problemas como: ¿Cómo distribuir tu propiedad marital? ¿Cómo distribuir tus deudas? E incluso cosas como custodias y apoyo conyugal.
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