Is a court hearing still necessary if the case settles at mediation?
In most divorce cases, there is a small amount of testimony that the court must hear to grant the divorce. The mediator will prepare a mediated settlement agreement which will be signed by both parties and their counsel. This is filed with the court to advise the judge that the case has settled. One of the attorneys must still prepare a Final Decree of Divorce which will contain the agreement reached in the mediated settlement agreement. The Final Decree of Divorce is the order signed by the judge that legally ends the marriage.
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