Over 30 years of family law
One mediator for both of you, the agreement written and filed. Call (508) 833-2622.
Patrick M. Morris
Divorce mediator, Sandwich
Cape Cod and Plymouth County
Client reviews
From the firm's website.
“Patrick was extremely helpful and professional throughout our mediation process. He explained every detail thoroughly and guided us through the agreement. He is a kind man who truly tries to be as fair as possible to both parties while educating them on the entire process. We saved a large sum of money on legal fees by choosing mediation with Patrick.”
W.M. · Client testimonial, from the firm's website
“Attorney Morris took a great deal of time explaining the mediation process, answering all of our questions, drawing up the necessary paperwork ... and made himself readily available to us throughout the process.”
L.M.F. · Client testimonial, from the firm's website
“Patrick was a great resource for our uncontested divorce. He explained his role in the mediation process very clearly and described how the divorce process works in detail, all before requesting a fee. Once mediation started he was very helpful in explaining how the Court sees marriage and divorce.”
A client · Client testimonial, from the firm's website
How it works
You and your spouse meet Patrick together, in Sandwich or by video. He explains the process and the cost and answers every question. Every email after it goes to both of you.
Three two-hour sessions. On each issue, the home, the children, support, retirement accounts, Patrick explains the law, and the two of you decide. He makes sure nothing is left out.
He drafts the separation agreement, you review it, you sign. He e-files the joint petition with the Probate and Family Court, and you attend one short hearing together.
The first meeting
You and your spouse come in together, or join by video. Patrick asks whether you are both here by choice, then explains what mediation is and what it is not.
He walks through what a divorce has to settle, the home, the children, support, retirement accounts, and answers every question. Nothing is decided yet.
You leave knowing the process, the flat fee and the next date, if you both want to go on.
What you decide
Who keeps the house or how it is sold, bank accounts, retirement accounts and pensions, debts, and what each of you brought into the marriage.
Legal and physical custody, the week-to-week schedule, holidays and summers, school and medical decisions, written into a parenting plan.
Child support under the Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines, health insurance for the children, and whether alimony is paid, how much and for how long.
The separation agreement, the financial statements and the joint petition, prepared by Patrick and filed with the court for you.
Flat fee
Three two-hour sessions, all paperwork and the filing fee, for both of you together. How you split it is up to you.
Call (508) 833-2622Your mediator
Attorney at Law and divorce mediator, Sandwich
Patrick Morris practiced divorce law for over 30 years. Today he mediates, nothing else. Both spouses sit at one table with him. He explains Massachusetts law on each issue, the home, the children, support, retirement accounts, and the two of you decide. He drafts the separation agreement and e-files it with the Probate and Family Court as an uncontested divorce. Office in Sandwich, meetings also in Barnstable, Mashpee and Falmouth, or by video.
Questions
That is what it is for. Patrick explains the law on each point, then the two of you talk it through and decide. If one issue stays open, the rest of the agreement can stand and only that issue goes before the judge.
No. Patrick is neutral and gives both of you the same legal information, not advice for one side. Either of you may have your own attorney review the draft agreement before you sign. That is your choice, not a requirement.
Three two-hour sessions, scheduled around your work and the children. The whole mediation usually takes about six weeks.
Yes. The first meeting is free and confidential, with both of you, at the office in Sandwich or by video. Ask everything you want to know. Nothing starts until you both decide to go on. Call (508) 833-2622.
Barnstable County court
Mediation happens at Patrick's table, not in a courtroom. For a couple on Cape Cod, the separation agreement is e-filed with the Barnstable Probate and Family Court, 3195 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630, at the county courthouse complex on Route 6A, where the uncontested divorce is heard in one short hearing. Patrick Morris practiced in this court for over 30 years as a divorce attorney. He prepares the two of you for the hearing, and the judge reviews an agreement you wrote yourselves.
Talk to Patrick Morris
Call for a free first meeting, together, at the office in Sandwich or by video. Patrick explains how mediation works, what it costs and what comes next.
Patrick M. Morris
Divorce mediator, Sandwich
Cape Cod and Plymouth County
