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Bridge Valuation Partners
Strategic planning valuations for estate planning, selling shares internally, gifting to family members, buying partners out or selling the whole company.
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Valuation Mediation.com
Valuations for Couples and Partners. Work together with one valuation expert to resolve your dispute with our settlement spreadsheets and preliminary valuations or “Reality Check” valuations.
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Podcasts & Sedlment (TM)
Would you like to be a guest on one of our Podcasts? Would you like to know more about our proprietary Sedlment Process? Stay informed and access our prior podcasts here
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The Divorce Allies, Elli Marketing & Elli Collective
Work with our affiliates and partners. We have connections to CPAs, CFOs, Financial Advisors, Divorce Coaches, Parenting Plan Specialists, Divorce Mortgage Lending Providers, Attorneys, Pro-Se Advocates and more.
Welcome to ValuationMediation.com with Melissa Gragg
As a seasoned financial mediator, I understand the complexities and questions surrounding divorce financial mediation and settlement offers. Many of you entering mediation may wonder how to choose the right mediator, whether you can make a settlement offer, and the role of mediation consultants. At ValuationMediation.com, we offer expert mediation consulting to thoroughly prepare you for this process, addressing everything from business valuations to financial intricacies, ensuring you're ready weeks before mediation begins.
Our approach includes a comprehensive analysis of your financial scenario, aiding in the creation of a detailed property statement and a strategic settlement offer. This preparation is crucial, as it sets the foundation for negotiations, particularly when complex financial matters like business valuations are involved. A business valuation can significantly differ in estimates, making it a pivotal piece of the settlement puzzle. We guide you through preliminary valuations, using market comparisons and data analysis to establish a fair market value, crucial for making informed settlement offers.
Mediation Strategy & Consulting
Mediation isn't just about arriving at a settlement—it's about strategy. Selecting the right mediator who understands financial nuances can make a significant difference. Our mediators are equipped with the financial acumen necessary to navigate complex valuations and ensure both parties understand the financial stakes involved.
Remember, a successful mediation requires detailed preparation and a clear strategy. Our goal at ValuationMediation.com is to empower you with the knowledge and tools needed to effectively negotiate and resolve your divorce financially. Whether you're dealing with business assets or personal finances, our tailored services help create a fair and actionable plan. If you're ready to take control of your financial outcome in mediation, reach out today and discover how our consulting can pave the way to a more confident and strategic mediation process.
Divorce Mediation Consulting: Working With Us
We specialize in mediation consulting to help you prepare effectively for the complexities of divorce mediation. Our focus is on empowering you with the right tools and strategies to navigate this process, even in the midst of litigation or when facing a tough negotiation scenario.
Choosing the right mediator is crucial, especially when the mediator may already be familiar with other legal professionals involved in your case. Effective preparation for mediation involves understanding all financial aspects, including business valuations and property assessments, which form the foundation of your settlement strategy. We emphasize the importance of being prepared weeks in advance, ensuring you are fully ready when your mediation date arrives.
Download our Book: A Guide to Empowered Divorce
This guide is designed to highlight the importance of building a strong team and understanding the key components involved in the process. Whether you are at the beginning stages of contemplating divorce or are already in the middle of it, this resource will help you focus on practical steps and informed decision-making.
Sedlment™
A no-court dispute resolution solution.
We’re here
to get you
settled
Sedlment™ is an innovative online dispute resolution process, when there is a Business Valuation dispute or value needed.
Couples & business partners work together
One Valuation Mediation Expert
What area do you need help with?
How do you create a Financial Disclosure for your divorce case and negotiate the offer?
Not sure where to start - check out this 6 minute video for an overview.
About Valuation Mediation
Valuation Mediation effectively resolves business valuation disputes through a neutral financial mediator or exit planning facilitator. Our experts have knowledge in business valuation, accounting, CFO services, exit planning, mergers & acquisitions and complex financial analysis. We provide a calculation of value for your business, based on the income and market approaches and correlated to a reasonable range of value. We provide our analysis via online presentation, recorded for you to review again later, and a follow-up meeting with your advisors to explain the valuation calculation to your team.
Our valuation mediation process encourages constructive dialogue and collaboration, aiming for agreements that satisfy all parties. This process minimizes time and costs compared to traditional litigation, arbitration, mediation and even collaborative practices, allowing concerns to be addressed in a controlled environment for more amicable outcomes.
We strive to complete the full Sedlment™ process for a divorce in less than 6 months and under $20,000, if you work together and move through our process. The waitlist is currently 2-4 months long, but you can secure your spot with an initial 90-minute meeting. If you seek to expedite the process, additional costs will apply.
Is Sedlment™ right for your dispute?
Schedule a time to review your situation with us and determine next steps, timeline, roadmap and actual fee estimate for your situation
Empower your divorce process.
To provide resources for couples, mediators and anyone interested in creating less trauma in divorce court, mediation or any family dispute resolution process.
Divorce Financial Mediation. Business Dispute Resolution. Valuation Services.
OUR SERVICES
Review other expert reports
Analyze and evaluate the findings of other experts to ensure accuracy and thoroughness in financial assessments.
Mediate the financial matters
Facilitate discussions and negotiations to resolve financial disputes amicably among parties.
Financial settlement scenarios
Offer a range of financial outcomes based on different settlement options to aid in decision-making.
Value pension plans
Calculate the current and future financial value of pension plans for equitable distribution.
Income analysis for the payment of
alimony and/or child support:
Assess income to determine appropriate levels of alimony or child support payments.
Discuss a complex financial matter:
Provide expert insight and clarification on intricate financial issues impacting legal cases or settlements.
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We provide consulting and financial analysis to assist individuals, and their mediators or attorneys, in the middle of a divorce. We specialize in valuation services when divorcing parties own any marital or separate business interests. We provide forensic analysis of bank statements and business financials, if necessary and requested by the client(s).
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We provide consulting and financial analysis to assist individuals, family members, partners, prospective buyers and sellers considering the value of a business for sale or purchase. We utilize the asset, market and income approaches to determine a reasonable value for the business.
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Mediators are neutral professionals. Their role is to help individuals clearly define issues, keep lines of communication open and promote discussion and resolution. Mediators do not make decisions for a couple. Rather the couple is in charge of making their own decisions about what the future, their children’s future and finances will be. Some of the issues that mediation addresses are plans for parenting children, division of property and future financial provisions. Mediation can be done both pre and post divorce.
How is our process different than traditional mediation?
Unlike conventional mediation, our process involves a financial expert as the mediator. Our method stands out by providing specialized financial expertise within the mediation framework, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of financial intricacies in family mediation cases.
Contact us.
melissa@bridgevaluation.com
(314) 541-8163
942 Briarwood Lane
St. Louis, MO 63130