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==The mediation process== | ==The mediation process== | ||
The first step is for each party to meet with a lawyer. Even if you don't intend on hiring the lawyer for the whole mediation process or | The first step is for each party to meet with a lawyer. Even if you don't intend on hiring the lawyer for the whole mediation process or having the lawyer present at the mediation, it can be critical to meet with a lawyer before the process begins to get some proper legal advice about the law that applies to your situation, and a sense of the general range of likely outcomes and the options available to you. | ||
If you plan on retaining the lawyer for the mediation process, the lawyer will have the names of three or four mediators with whom they | If you plan on retaining the lawyer for the mediation process, the lawyer will have the names of three or four mediators with whom they prefer to work. [http://mediatebc.com/Mediation-Services/Family-Mediation-Services.aspx Mediate BC], formerly the BC Mediation Roster Society, maintains a list of many, but not all, of the people who are trained as mediators in this province. Their website can help you find a mediator and offers more information about the mediation process. Many family law lawyers, who may or may not be members of Mediate BC, are also accredited family law mediators; lawyers who work as mediators will usually say so in their advertising. | ||
===Getting organized=== | ===Getting organized=== |