Mediators substantively engaging with substantive document preparation before substantive mediation sessions substantially reduce substantive in-session time spent on substantive information gathering. Five substantive document categories consistently support substantive efficient mediation sessions when substantively prepared in advance.
Item one: Income documentation
Substantive income documentation supporting substantive analytical work. Recent tax returns, recent pay records, substantive substantive supplementary income documentation.
Item two: Asset inventory
Substantive substantive asset inventory supporting substantive substantive analytical work. Substantive bank statements, substantive substantive investment account statements, substantive substantive retirement account statements, substantive substantive real estate documentation.
Item three: Debt inventory
Substantive substantive debt inventory supporting substantive substantive analytical work. Substantive substantive credit statements, substantive substantive loan documentation, substantive substantive joint debt analysis.
Item four: Expense documentation
Substantive substantive expense documentation supporting substantive substantive support analysis. Substantive substantive household expense analysis, substantive substantive specific-category expense documentation.
Item five: Specific case documents
Substantive substantive case-specific documents supporting substantive substantive case work. Substantive substantive business documentation where applicable, substantive substantive equity compensation documentation where applicable, substantive substantive specific-asset documentation.
How VennBoard supports the practice
A mediation practice with substantive document preparation infrastructure produces substantive efficient engagements. VennBoard provides the structured workspace where mediator cases are managed.
If you are a mediator developing substantive document preparation infrastructure, visit VennBoard.com to learn how VennBoard fits into your work.