Author Question: Why should you encourage a friend who is getting divorced to try mediation? a. you should not ... (Read 14 times)

piesebel · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

Why should you encourage a friend who is getting divorced to try mediation?

a. you should not encourage your friend to mediate a divorce since litigation is better
b. mediation costs less, takes a shorter amount of time, and a civil relationship is possible
c. the mediator will actually try to keep the couple together so they cancel the divorce
d. the couple will learn to trust each other since the agreement is not legal

Question 2

A comparison of couples who chose mediation with couples who chose litigation found:

a. mediation cost more since the couples kept returning for mediation
b. children of mediated divorces adjust better than those of litigated divorces
c. mediation takes longer since there are more issues than just the legal ones
d. the children don't like mediation since they get dragged into attending the sessions