# ED mediatio

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/ed-mediatio/10407>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [June 25, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/ed-mediatio/10407 "2010-06-25T22:36:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![felix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@felix](https://forum.rosen.com/u/felix)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/ed-mediatio/10407/1 "2010-06-25T22:36:32Z")

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Erin, Do we need to wait for the status conference to schedule ED Mediation? I understand a discovery deadline will be set then, but what is stopping us from being a bit proactive in getting discovery requests infront of each other? Am I missing part of the picture?

Also, can my STBXW and I initiate and attend ED mediation without attorney’s present and prior to status confernce? I am just looking at ways to reduce costs of this process.

Felix

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**Author:** ![Erin\_Clarey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Erin\_Clarey](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Erin_Clarey)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/ed-mediatio/10407/2 "2010-06-28T15:41:14Z")

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The mediation should be set at the initial pre-trial conference. You a your and your spouse may attend a private mediation without your attorneys if you both agree to do so.