Detroit, MI Divorce Mediation

I’m Tim Dowling, the founder of Resolvium Mediation Group, and I built this company with one clear goal in mind: to change the way families experience divorce. After 25 years navigating complex contracts, litigation, and high-stakes negotiations, I saw just how broken, adversarial, and financially devastating the traditional divorce process can be. I knew there had to be a better way, and I created one.

My career spans corporate finance, banking, mortgage, and legal operations, including hands-on litigation work and legal team strategy consulting. This experience has given me an insider’s view of how the legal system functions and how traditional models often fail families in crisis. It further fueled my desire to build something better: a streamlined, client-first approach to divorce that delivers clarity, structure, and peace of mind.

I’ve trained extensively in law and dispute resolution, including formal education at the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, one of the nation’s leading programs for mediation and conflict management. I also studied in Professional Studies at Northwestern University, where I deepened my skills in negotiation, client communication, and structured settlement design. I bring that legal foundation together with practical experience to lead a model that prioritizes resolution over conflict, and results over chaos.

Resolvium isn’t just a mediation firm. It’s a system and support model designed to help both clients and professionals. For families, we offer efficient, structured divorce solutions, including our signature 5-Day Divorce, that preserve assets, protect children, and keep decisions in your hands, not a judge’s. For licensees, we offer a turnkey business platform with legal infrastructure, marketing systems, and mentorship, empowering mediators to build a mission-driven practice with clarity and confidence.

This work is personal to me. Every case resolved outside of court, every client protected from prolonged conflict, and every mediator we support in the field brings us closer to our mission: transforming how families separate, with peace, dignity, and forward momentum.

If you’re navigating a divorce or seeking to grow your career as a conflict resolution professional, I welcome you to explore Resolvium. We’re leading a better way forward, and there’s room for you in it.

Divorce Mediation in Wayne County

Detroit divorces are heard by the Family Division of the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226. That division handles divorce, custody, paternity and child support for all of Wayne County.

Michigan builds a pause into every case. A divorce generally cannot be finalized for 60 days after filing, and where the couple has minor children that period is generally six months. Those months pass either way. Couples who mediate through them arrive at the entry of judgment with a settlement and a parenting plan already written, instead of a motion practice that fills the wait. Court rules and local practice change, so confirm current requirements with the court or your attorney.

We mediate with couples across Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, including Macomb, by video or in person in metro Detroit.