Benefits of Mediation over Contested Divorce
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Mediation
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Contested
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Full dissolution- Total Financial Cost for both parties
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Time frame to Agreement on Issues
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Tone
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Cooperative, Balanced, Fair Informal, Private
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Adversarial, Antagonistic, Divisive, Formal, Public
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Affect on Children
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Security of Parents working together, Decisions that are best for the child, Improved Communication, Reduced Stress, Better Long-term Adjustment
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Stress & upset caused by parents at odds, Court decisions that don't work for the child, Ongoing parental hostility, Drawn out Indecision Long-term adjustment problems
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Decision-makers
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Likelihood of post- Divorce Litigation
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Privacy
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Private meetings, Confidentiality protected by law
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