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MEDIATION
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LITIGATION
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Financial Cost: $2,000 to $5,000 total (on average)
Emotional Cost: Less stress due to comfortable and cooperative setting and a shared goal.
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Financial Cost: $35,000 per person (on average)
Emotional Cost: Stress and anxiety due to adversarial nature of court appearances and legal maneuvering.
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Less than 3 months (on average) |
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Up to 2 years (on average) |
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Promotes improved communication, setting the stage for joint decision-making and cooperation post-divorce. |
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Judges and Lawyers make most of the decisions |
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Clients make their own decisions and are more likely to adhere to agreements. |
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Adversarial nature hinders communication, setting the stage for future disagreements and court appearances. |
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Clients decide on a individualized, personalized parenting plan that is best for their children and for
their own schedules.
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Courts apply a general "best interests" analysis, which often results in a "cookie
cutter" resolution that is not ideal for anyone.
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