Areas of Practice

Rodriguez Law and Mediation provides mediation services in a wide range of areas in Family Law, including helping parties resolve issues involving:

Prenuptial agreements

You spend so much time planning your wedding, shouldn’t you spend time on talking about your financial future together?

Prenuptial Agreements, known as Prenups allow the two of you to make decisions about your financial future.  New York State regards a marriage as an economic partnership. In mediation the two of you can discuss what your perspective and expectations are so that you are both on the same page. Instead of relying on state default laws to determine the division of property, a prenup allows you to make these decisions that are going to directly impact the two of you. 

Uncontested divorce

An uncontested divorce occurs with no court litigation.  In mediation the two of you discuss all of the issues that are relevant in a NYS divorce.  Both spouses agree on all terms for your divorce including equitable distribution, debt allocation, spousal maintenance, and if you have children, a parenting agreement, child custody and child support

Child custody

In New York State, child custody is split into legal custody meaning how are the two of you going to make major decisions for your child(ren). Major decisions focus on three areas:  medical, education, and religion.  Major Decision is generally sole or joint legal custody depending on how the two of you agree on how you are going to make decisions: one of you or together.

Physical Custody is determined by with which parent the child resides for the majority of the time (typically 51% or more).

Child support

Read my article on Child Support

Collaborative law

Like Mediation, Collaborative law in another alternative dispute resolution process. It is a team-based approach where, in addition to the attorneys, there is a neutral financial specialists and mental health professionals to support the couple.  Collectively the team addresses the emotional and financial issues alongside legal ones.

It is foundational to the collaborative cases that if the process fails, neither attorney will represent the parties in court. As a collaborative lawyer, I am not neutral. As a collaborative lawyer I act as advocate for my client while maintaining a cooperative, non-adversarial tone.

Separation agreements

You went to a non-attorney mediator and have an MOU. An MOU cannot be filed in court for your divorce.  In New York State you need a separation agreement that is a legally binding document setting forth the terms of equitable distribution of assets and debts, maintenance also known as spousal support and if you have children, child support, visitation and custody. It must be signed and acknowledged by a notary to be enforceable. 

Postnuptial agreements

Postnuptial Agreements, commonly known as postnups, are signed by spouses after their marriage to define marital and separate property division, debt responsibility, and spousal support in case of divorce or death. Many times if the parties are nesting for a significant amount of time, they enter into a Postnup. In addition, if a couple was unable to finish their prenup, they can convert it into a postnup.

Our Packages

Mediation without Children

  • 5 90-minute sessions

  • Reasonable emails and phone calls (included)

  • Summary of each session (2 hours)

  • Draft of Separation Agreement (6 hours)

  • Price $6,500, instead of $10,500 without package

Mediation with Children

  • 7 90-minute sessions

  • Reasonable emails and phone calls (included)

  • Summary of each session (2 hours)

  • Draft of Separation Agreement (8 hours)

  • Price $8,500, instead of $12,300 without package

Prenuptial Agreements

  • 5 90-minute sessions

  • Reasonable emails and phone calls (included)

  • Summary of each session (2 hours)

  • Draft of Prenup (6 hours)

  • Price $6,500, instead of $10,500 without package

All meetings will be conducted online over Zoom or by telephone.

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