Mediation Vs Litigation
MEDIATION
- Concern for Children’s Best Interests
- Less Stress
- Work Together
- Comfortable Environment
- Private & Confidential (comfortable office)
- You Control Length of Time (months)
- Expense: You Control
- Cooperative, Amicable
- You are in Control of process
- Fair, Objective, Compassionate
- Give and Take
- See Both Sides
- Compassionate, Empathetic
- Ongoing Working Relationship with Spouse and Children
- You are Educated & Guided
- Addresses Future Issues, Relationship
- Sensible & Responsible Negotiation
- Ongoing Working Relationship with Spouse and Children
LITIGATION
- Attorneys/Judge Control process
- Adversarial, Confrontational & Combative
- Public (cold, intimidating courtroom)
- Attorneys Control Length of Time (Year + 2)
- Expense: Attorneys Control
- Adversarial, Confrontational & Combative
- Attorneys/Judge Control process
- Biased, Partisan, One-Sided
- Fight to the finish
- Combative, Confrontational
- Children may be used as Pawns
- Stressful
- Work Against Each Other
- Attorney Dictates
- Children may be used as Pawns
- Stressful
- Work Against Each Other
- Unfamiliar, Intimidating Courtroom
- Get the Most You Can Now
- All-or-Nothing Mentality
- Get the Most You Can Now
- All-or-Nothing Mentality
- Often Results in Hurt Feelings and Irreparably Damaged Relationships with Spouse and Children
