Divorce Agreement: What Now?

Questioner

I would like to ask a question about a divorce agreement. The parties have drawn up and signed a covenant together. They then sent it to a lawyer to review and submit. They got back that it still has to go to the mediator and be discussed again. Is this always necessary if both parties have already agreed?

Lawyer

No, but what are the pitfalls then? In principle, parties may agree on how to divide unless there are serious consequences that one or both parties do not fully understand, for example tax consequences.

Questioner

Thanks for your response! What is wise in this case? Consult another lawyer? This mediator indicates that these are the codes of conduct.

Lawyer

Is the mediator a lawyer? Or is your lawyer also a mediator? I suspect a partnership between the two. You can download model agreements on the internet and fill them in yourself. I would also like to assess it. You may have forgotten things, but the lawyer must indicate which ones so that you can add them yourself without incurring any additional costs.

Questioner

We did indeed draw up the agreement via a format on the internet. We both signed it and therefore agreed. We forwarded this to a lawyer with the request to read it over and see if it was legally valid. Then to draw up a petition and send it to the court. Then we received a phone call that it had to be reviewed by a mediator. This mediator called us and still wants to sit down with all parties. To which I asked why this was necessary since we had already agreed. According to her, these were codes of conduct. There is indeed a partnership

Lawyer

Well, then it is clear. I think you should approach another office or insist that you do the additions yourself. Can you ask what specific code of conduct it is? Name?