Moderate Family Mediation Project

Specialties

Moderate Family Mediation Project:

The MFM Project offers low cost private mediation services to clients of moderate means seeking a divorce or a legal separation. All mediators of the project are approved under Part 146 of the New York State Unified Court System’s Office of ADR Programs and have experience with a wide variety of family models. Services Include: Mediated Separation Agreements, Mediated Divorce Agreements, Mediated Prenuptial Agreements (including Parenting Plans, Child Support, Spousal Support, Division of Assets, and any other item the couple needs to resolve). Where most mediation sessions cost $ 250-​$ 500/​hr, MFM sessions cost $ 100/​hr. (This amount may vary based on household income).

The Moderate Family Mediation Project is a project of the Law Firm and Mediation Practice of Alla Roytberg, P.C.

History

Established in 2013.

Moderate Family Mediation: Low Budget Family and Divorce Mediation Project

Over the past few decades, mediation has increasingly become a preferred method for divorcing couples to negotiate and formalize their divorce agreements. This neutral approach to negotiating financial and child-​related dilemmas has been proven to save money and time, and is an especially effective and efficient option for families of moderate means. The Moderate Family Mediation Project hopes you will help spread the word to your community and encourage divorcing couples of moderate means to explore this option.

The MFM Project is a program of the Law Firm and Mediation Practice of Alla Roytberg, P.C. The MFM Project is intended to offer low cost private mediation services to clients of moderate means seeking a divorce or a legal separation.

Meet the Manager

Lara T.

Manager

As part of the LawFirm and Mediation Practice of Alla Roytberg, P. C, Lara Traum is the Project Director of the Moderate Family Mediation Project.

Lara Traum is a certified Family and Divorce Mediator with a background in working with teenagers, members of the music non-​profit world, and victims of domestic violence. Before pursuing her career as a mediator, Lara worked with a non-​profit organization as the choral conductor of one of their chapters, the head of teenage engagement, and a frequent soloist in venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.

Lara aims to offer a constructive and understanding framework in which couples can work together to resolve family conflicts and move on with their lives.

Lara was raised in Queens, New York and is bilingual in Russian and English. She has a B.A. from New York University and is pursuing a J.D. at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She is a member of the Children and the Law Committee of the NYC Bar Association.