Mediation is a process which allows disagreements to be resolved with the help of an independent person (the mediator). Mediation can help couples find a mutually acceptable resolution by direct discussion with the mediator facilitating the process and providing legal information help allow workable plans to emerge. It can be used to resolve issues relating to children (when it is often particularly effective) or in cases where there is disagreement about financial issues.

Pros and Cons:

Mediation allows total and direct control over decision making and enables better lines of communication to be established in the re-ordered family
But
It is less likely to work if one person is really not prepared to make plans for a separated future, is deceitful or overbearing in which case the process may founder.

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