Settlement Conference

A settlement conference is often a tool utilized by the courts in a divorce.  It is meant to bring the two opposing parties together in an effort to see if they can settle some, or all, of their differences.  Sometimes this will involve a retired Circuit Court judge, who is there to offer guidance and the wisdom of hearing hundreds of cases on the bench.  Typically this will involve the parties sitting in separate rooms with their attorneys and negotiating key items of contention in a divorce.  It is successful around 85% of the time and results in either a full or partial settlement.  Your attorney will be able to offer knowledge about what is a fair resolution.  It also will save potentially thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees should the matter go to trial.