Helping Hands Document and Mediation Services

Helping Hands  Mediation  is a full service   mediation Company  for Pro Se Clients who wish to end their Marriage or Relationship with as little stress and cost as possible .We are  devoted to helping couples address, and successfully resolve all issues.

Divorce mediation still feels like a new idea in some parts of the country, but it's increasingly well-known and widely accepted. Mediation means different things to different people. You and your spouse would sit down in the same room with each other and with a neutral mediator. With the mediator's help, you would work through all the issues you need to resolve so the two of you can get through your divorce.

The mediator remains neutral between the parties.

A trained mediator work with parties involved in disputes to help them reach mutually acceptable resolutions. Rather than focusing on who is “right” or “wrong,” mediators assist the petitioners and respondents in reaching a mutually satisfactory settlement. Mediation facilitates early and voluntary resolution of issues, as opposed to a court-imposed judgment; that is, parties decide the outcome of the mediation conference. Mediation touches people in all walks of life, ranging from issues such as neighborhood arguments to dissolution of marriage to business disputes .

Mediation is a cooperative; problem-solving process that gives couples the opportunity to control the decisions that will affect their future. Mediation allows couples to deal with their separation or divorce outside of a courtroom setting, and usually is less costly  both financially and emotionally -- than litigation. A mediator helps you identify the points on which you already agree, then works with you and your spouse to create practical, informed solutions to the others. Then reduce the agreement to writing in the format that the court wants.

You're welcome to bring your lawyer to mediation if you want to, or you can use your lawyer as an adviser between sessions. You may also have your attorney review the agreement before you sign it .

Mediation is voluntary. It continues only for so long as all three of you - you, your spouse, and the mediator -- want it to. Your mediator has to have a good reason to withdraw. You or your spouse can withdraw from mediation at any time, for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all.

People often ask, "Does mediation really work?" In a word, yes. Statistics show that when you compare couples who have mediated their divorce with couples who go through an adversarial divorce, mediating couples are more likely to be satisfied with the process and the results, likely to take less time and spend less money, and are less likely to go back to court later to fight about something.

The main advantage of mediation is that it keeps you and your spouse in control of your own divorce. That can make all the difference in your recovering from your divorce and moving on with your life. Mediation allows the two of you to get through your divorce with less conflict than you would experience in an adversarial divorce. Because mediation is all about working with shared knowledge and that can often translate to more money for you.

Key Qualities of the Mediation Process

Voluntary - You can leave at any time for any reason, or no reason.

Collaborative - As no participant in mediation can impose anything on anyone, everyone is motivated to work together to solve the issues and reach best agreements.

Controlled - Each participant has complete decision-making power and a veto over each and every provision of any mediated agreement. Nothing can be imposed on you.

Confidential - Mediation is generally confidential, as you desire and agree, be that by statute, contract, rules of evidence and/or privilege. Mediation discussions and all materials developed for a mediation are generally not admissible in any subsequent court or other contested proceeding, except for a finalized and signed mediated agreement. Your mediator is obligated to describe the extent of mediation confidentiality and exceptions to that confidentiality. The extent of confidentiality for any "caucus meetings" (meetings between the mediator and individual parties) should also be defined.

Informed - The mediation process offers a full opportunity to obtain and incorporate legal and other expert information and advice. Individual or mutually acceptable experts can be retained. Expert advice is never determinative in mediation. The participants always retain decision-making power. Mediators are bound to encourage parties to obtain legal counsel and to advise them to have any mediated agreement involving legal issues reviewed by independent legal counsel prior to signing. Whether legal advice is sought is, ultimately, a decision of each mediation participant.

Impartial, Neutral, Balanced and Safe - The mediator has an equal and balanced responsibility to assist each mediating party and cannot favor the interests of any one party over another, nor should the mediator favor a particular result in the mediation. Your mediator is ethically obligated to acknowledge any substantive bias on issues in discussion. The mediator's role is to ensure that parties reach agreements in a voluntarily and informed manner, and not as a result of coercion or intimidation.

Self-Responsible and Satisfying - Based upon having actively participated in voluntarily resolving issues, participant satisfaction and the likelihood of compliance are found to be elevated through mediation compared to court options.

What We Do

My Specialty is Family Mediation. We also offer

Low cost alternative to completing Florida Supreme Court Approved forms   for people who wish to file pro se

(Without an attorney)

We sell other legal forms and offer a typing service and notary service for them as well.  

• Free consultations
• Satisfaction guarantee
• Supreme Court Approved Forms   .
• Serving all Pasco , Pinellas , Hillsborough, Hernando and all other  Florida Counties 
• Licensed bonded and insured
• State Certified Family Law Mediator
• Court Appointed in Pasco and Hernando County Florida 

Helping Hands Document and Mediation is a low cost alternative  for working people.
We provide fast, friendly services.

Services  our available in our office or yours, home, hospital, nursing home, by mail or email.

Walk-ins are always welcome; however, appointments are appreciated and always recommended.  Clients with scheduled appointments receive preference.

Business hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Saturday Appointments are available by appointment only Twice a Month.  

Please be advised I am a Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator not an attorney I do not give legal advice or tax advice.

 I only help you reach a mutual agreement. If you need legal advice please contact a Licensed Florida Attorney in your area. Remember the hiring of a Professional in this area should not be solely based on advertising or price but on experience.

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727-992-3039 

info@hhdmservices.com

Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.