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MORE COMPASSIONATE: Mediation is a more compassionate approach to divorce than litigation. It helps couples through a difficult time in their lives without complete emotional and financial devastation. ALLOWS COUPLES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL: Divorcing couples maintain control over their own lives instead of having a judge make personal decisions for them regarding their children and their finances. FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE: Couples reshape their future rather than rehash the past. POSTIVE RESTRUCTURING OF THE FAMILY: Divorce mediation encourages a positive restructuring of the family. Parents learn to put their anger aside and communicate effectively about their own needs as well as those of their children. The skills honed during the mediation process help couples successfully co-parent their children after the divorce. HELPS PROTECT CHILDREN: Since participation in the mediation process often helps families maintain a positive family dynamic, children may adapt more easily to their parents' divorce and suffer less emotionally. SAVES TIME: Divorce mediation often saves time. A litigated divorce can drag on for years whereas a mediated divorce can often be completed in under a year. SAVES MONEY: Mediation costs less money because in general it takes less time and parties avoid the cost associated with protracted litigation. LESS STRESSFUL: Even when couples only reach a partial resolution in mediation, mediation greatly alleviates the emotional and financial stress of a fully litigated divorce. POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR COUPLES WITHOUT CHILDREN: Mediation also allows couples without children to divorce with mutual respect. AVOIDS HAVING TO GO TO COURT: Through mediation, couples can resolve their marital issues privately instead of in a courtroom. Couples who reach agreements through mediation are more likely to honor them and avoid court in the future than couples who originally obtain a court-imposed resolution.

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