GraberRoberts Mediation Services

Compassionate Resolution for Families

Empowering Families to Move Forward Fairly & Justly with Proficiency, Transparency, Dignity and Understanding

A Team Approach: Family Law Attorneys, Licensed Mental Health Providers and other Professionals

Navigating divorce is a deeply personal and often complex journey. At GraberRoberts, we are committed to guiding families through the divorce process with compassion, expertise, and respect. Based on your particular circumstances, we provide a team that may include family law attorneys and paralegals, mental health practitioners, and other specialists (ie: Tax/Educational/Special Needs/Corporate, Estate Planning or Accounting professionals) to enable couples to separate promptly and to peacefully reach amicable solutions tailored to their family’s unique needs.

Why Choose Divorce Mediation?

  • Preserves Relationships: Mediation fosters collaboration and healthy communication, helping both parties maintain respect, especially important for co-parenting.

  • Confidential & Private: Unlike court proceedings, with the passage of CT Public Act No. 25-35, effective as of October 1, 2025 “The Connecticut Uniform Mediation Act” renders mediation communications confidential, protecting your family’s privacy throughout the process.

  • Cost-Effective: Mediation typically costs significantly less than litigation, reducing financial strain during an already challenging time.

  • Faster Resolution: Mediation moves at your pace, often resolving matters in weeks or months, rather than the year or more it can take to navigate the court system.

  • Custom Solutions: Your family’s circumstances are unique. Mediation enables a tailored process that results in agreements that work for everyone involved.

Our Unique Approach

At GraberRoberts because we recognize that divorce is not only a legal process, our multidisciplinary team includes:

  • Experienced Family Law Attorneys and paralegals: Guiding you through legal complexities, in a transparent process to help ensure your agreements are fair and comprehensive.

  • Mental Health Professionals: A licensed mental health practitioner can both assist in developing parenting plans to address each child, and each family’s unique circumstances, as well as  to foster understanding, manage stress, formulate fair fighting techniques and facilitate productive dialogue throughout the mediation process.

  • Professionals from other Disciplines: Whether your situation involves children with special educational or other needs, privately held businesses, complex tax issues, or health circumstances, we work with you to assemble the right team and set of skills to reach resolutions that work.

  • We welcome the input/participation of any such professionals you may already have consulted, including priests/rabbi’s/spiritual advisors/marriage therapists/specialized counsel.

Our approach seeks to ensure that all aspects, legal, emotional, and practical, are addressed, helping you move forward with clarity and confidence.

Who Can Benefit from Mediation?

Mediation is suitable for parties who wish to avoid the high costs, in terms of time, emotional impact on themselves/their children, and professional fees, that frequently accompany a traditional litigation approach. Whether your concerns involve parenting arrangements, property division, support obligations, or more nuanced issues, our mediation process is an alternative to litigation for divorcing families.

Common Issues Addressed in Mediation

  • Child custody and parenting plans

  • Communication strategies for co-parenting

  • Child support and spousal maintenance

  • Division of assets and debts

  • Family business, trust and inheritance considerations

How Our Mediation Process Works

  1. Initial Consultation: We begin with a confidential meeting to understand your unique situation and answer your questions about mediation.

  2. Agreement to Mediate: Both parties sign an engagement agreement outlining the mediation process and confidentiality terms.

  3. Team Formation: Our attorneys facilitate the mediation. When helpful, our mental health practitioner joins to provide emotional support and guidance, ensuring conversations remain productive and respectful.

  4. Mediation Sessions/Homework: Sessions are scheduled at a mutually convenient date, in person or virtually, and tailored to your family's needs. All discussions remain confidential. Financial documents will likely be gathered and exchanged, unless the matter is solely addressing custody and parenting plan issues

  5. Drafting Your Agreement: Once consensus is reached, our attorneys draft a comprehensive agreement reflecting your decisions. We ensure the agreement meets Connecticut legal requirements and protects your interests.

  6. Finalization: You may choose to formalize the agreement with the court, making it legally binding and enforceable. Our paralegals are available to assist with the paperwork required for obtaining the final “divorce judgment”.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is mediation right for us if communication is difficult?

A: Mediation is specifically designed to help people communicate more effectively. Our licensed mental health practitioners can be brought in to provide support to reduce conflict and facilitate productive dialogue.

Q: Will the mediation team make decisions for us?

A: No. The mediation Team guides the process but does not impose decisions.  The parties retain control over the outcomes.

Q: Is any reached agreement legally binding?

A: Once signed, filed with and accepted by the court, your mediated agreement is enforceable under Connecticut law.

Q: What if we can’t agree?

A: Most couples reach consensus through mediation .  In rare circumstances where mediation fails, the traditional litigation route remains available.

Q: Can mediation be used for complex financial or custody cases?

A: Mediation is a superior method for complex problems, as the situation is approached as a problem to be solved, rather than a battle to be won. 

Q: How much will this cost?

A: Fees for complete mediations are generally less than the parties would pay as initial retainers for experienced litigation counsel.

Q: We have been working with a Priest/Child Psychologist/Addiction-Recovery counselor. Is that person able to lend insights in the mediation?

A: Yes. As long as all involved agree, we can work with your existing support professionals to assist in crafting a resolution that is right for you.


We invite you to discover how GraberRoberts divorce mediation services can help you build a foundation for your next chapter.

Resource for Connecticut Families

Connecticut Judicial Branch: An Act Adopting The Connecticut Mediation Act
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ba/pdf/2025HB-06971-R000802-BA.pdf