Testimonials
I Never Dreamed It Could Turn Out This Well
After much discussion, my husband and I made the decision to divorce. Our goal from the beginning was to remain not only civil to one another, we wanted to be able to like and respect each other when the process was behind us. We have a young son together and we both...
No One Enters Marriage Expecting Divorce
No one ever enters marriage thinking they will end up getting divorced, and the same was true for me. When my husband told me he wanted a divorce, my first thought was, “I don’t want this to be ugly.” I immediately called Jim Johnson knowing he was a mediator. After...
Advice to the Next Pour Soul Navigating a Divorce
In addition to being emotionally gut wrenching, divorce is by definition financially ruinous. My brother recently lost close to 25% of his net worth to lawyers insisting they were "making sure" their clients were properly represented. In the end, the court made an...
Working With Us Through the Process of Divorce
Working with us through the process of divorce, Jim took a very negative experience and turned it into as much as a positive as could be expected. My ex and I did not like the idea of working with expensive attorneys and dragging things out, and the possibility of...
I Was Questioning Every Decision
I never would’ve guessed when my husband and I sat down with Jim Johnson back in the spring of 2010 to discuss insurance policy options, that he would ultimately play an integral role in my life. Let me take a step back. The way that Jim Johnson came in to my life the...
Time to Move Forward
I would wholeheartedly recommend Jim Johnson without reservation. When my ex and I realized that marriage counseling wasn’t working out, we knew it was time to move forward with the frightening process of divorce. The idea of working with attorneys, and the...
Coming Out of Mediation With Friendship
When I was contemplating divorce, I needed as much information as I could to help me understand what that would really mean to me – in all facets of my life. So one of my steps was to have a consultation with a lawyer. As I sat listening to her talk about putting...
Something We Both Could Live With
When we were going through our divorce, things got bad quickly. They seemed to remain that way forever, almost as if time had stopped. Our attorneys seemed to think of themselves as warriors. I mean, they were out of control. To this day I cannot tell if they...
I’m a Single Mom Now, And I’m OK
Facing the need for an end to my marriage was the most difficult decision of my life. Finances were not my only concern but they had been weighing heavily on me for a long time. My husband was financially successful. But trust had evaporated in our marriage. I had to...
Common Sense to Both Sides of Our Arguments
I came to Heartland Family Mediators lost and frustrated with my relationship with my son’s mother. We agree on nothing and I saw no light at the end of the tunnel. I felt like there was no way for us to come to any agreement and that I would wind up spending...
Relentless Focus on Collaboration
Facing divorce at age 57 was the most difficult situation of my life. Fear, heartbreak, not knowing where to turn or what to do – that was me. After doing online research I contacted Heartland Family Mediators and spoke at length with Jim Johnson. Following that...
Seeing the Big Picture
I admit to having concerns prior to the first meeting with the staff at Heartland Family Mediators. After that first meeting both of us left feeling their services would be exactly what we needed. The Heartland method is centered on finding peace and not conflict. I...