Why It’s Important to Use Mediation – A Guide for High School Students

– Mediation helps to take the emotions out of decisions regarding marital assets and parenting time during custody and divorce proceedings.
– Mediators do not provide legal advice, but they help couples come to an “equitable resolution” for both parties.
– Mediation is often the second step in a three-step process, providing free-flowing dialogue in comfortable surroundings away from the anxiety of the Court. – Mediation is often unsuccessful, leading parties to go to trial.
– In a trial, a judge considers evidence based on evidentiary rules.
– The judge makes a decision without directly speaking to the parties involved.
– Going to trial should be avoided if possible.
– The article is for informational purposes and not legal advice.

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