Mediation that turns "we're stuck" into clear decisions

Fresh Start Mediation is a neutral, Zoom-first process for California couples who want to work through parenting, property, and support without courtroom warfare – and without legal advice.

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Is Mediation the right lane?

Usually a fit:

  • Both people can participate safely
  • You want structure around kids, money, or housing
  • You are cooperative but not fully agreed
  • You want a written roadmap before paperwork

May not be a fit:

  • Active safety concerns, coercion, or restraining-order issues
  • Someone wants legal strategy or a mediator who takes sides
  • One person refuses to participate at all
  • Immediate court protection is needed

Transparent pricing. No hourly guessing.

Flat-fee means you can breathe.

  • Discovery first – buy clarity, not a giant retainer
  • Full programs are quoted in writing after Starter
  • Joint sessions + mediator casework are packaged
    together
  • Extra blocks only if chosen and documented

Fit Call

$0

  • Safety + fit screen only
  • Not mediation
  • Not legal advice

Starter Session

$550

  • Case map + decision log
  • Flat-fee quote after session

Flat-fee programs

Quoted

What’s included

What Charlie does:

  • Runs joint, neutral mediation sessions
  • Maps issues, options, and next steps
  • Documents what both people decide
  • Posts session recaps in the portal

 

What Charlie does not do:

  • Not a law firm. Charlie Silva is not an attorney
  • No legal advice, legal strategy, or side-taking
  • No one-sided coaching or private advocacy
  • No court forms, filing, or service inside mediation

 

A process that feels calm because it is.

Mediation is a process, not a promise. No guarantees of settlement, court approval, timing, or outcomes.

How Response Assist works

  1. Fit Call.
    Free 10-15 min.
    Safety + fit screen.
  2. Starter Session.
    90 min / $550.
    Case map + decision log.
  3. Fit-fee quote.
    Right program based on your facts.
  4. Session + portal.
    Structured sessions.
    Recaps + homework.
  5. MOU.
    Your agreements captured clearly.
  6. Paperwork lane.
    Attorney/LDA review and filing after agreement.

 

 

What clients get

  • Portal recaps
  • Decision log
  • Plain-English MOU
  • Calm next-step roadmap

 

What we do not promise

  • Settlement
  • Court approval
  • Timing
  • Sealed records