Hi Welcome to MediatorPodcast.com - A podcast and video series about mediation, negotiation and collaboration.  My name is Melissa Gragg, I provide online valuation, divorce and mediation services in St. Louis, Missouri.  
 
In this week’s episode we will discuss  How to be Financially Prepared for Mediation with Karen Chellew. 
 
For over 30 years, Karen has worked in the legal field as a paralegal and business manager. She is an affiliate member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Dispute Resolution Committee, and a certified QDRO Administrator. The My Divorce Solution team includes a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA) to develop your financial portrait, the document containing the financial data any couple would need to make clear financial decisions for their future. As a Legal Liaison and QDRO Administrator, she helps support your legal team and facilitate connections with critical resources. With our combined professional and personal experience, we are uniquely qualified to assist clients through the divorce process. 
 
 
Welcome Karen! 
 

1. What are five ways to be financially prepared for mediation? 
2. Access – what do you have and what documents are missing? 
3. What are the components of your marital estate? 
4. How are the financial components handled in court? 
5. Do you know your options? 
6. Do you know where you can and/or want to compromise? 
7. What is a QDRO or Qualified Domestic Relations Order? 
8. How does a couple work with you? Or attorney or mediator? 

 
Melissa Gragg
CVA, MAFF, CDFA
Expert testimony for financial and valuation issues
http://www.BridgeValuation.com
Cell: (314) 541-8163
Bridge Valuation Partners, LLC
[email protected]
https://www.valuationmediation.com 
 
 
Karen Chellew 
Legal Liaison
https://mydivorcesolution.com  
[email protected] 
215.486.8347 | 843.929.0399