| A divorce usually takes place between a husband and | | | | third party who offers his or her services in the form |
| wife over some misunderstandings, extra marital | | | | of advice and assistance so that they can help the |
| affairs or just because they can't tolerate each other. | | | | couple reach a mutual understanding. This does not |
| Sometimes, the divorce proceedings take months | | | | mean that the two parties forsake the services of |
| where there is lots of emotional and psychological pain | | | | their divorce lawyers. They still do need the help of |
| the family has to face. And to club this all, there is the | | | | their respective lawyers through whom they are |
| high financial costs that have to be borne for the | | | | informed of all the specific legal procedures. This way |
| divorce to take place. The lawyers charge high fees, | | | | there is no chance of any misunderstanding occurring; |
| and the never ending process of divorce denotes the | | | | and with this, there is a better chance of reaching a |
| excess need of lawyers for a longer time. | | | | mutual agreement with the help of mediation. Divorce |
| All these complications arise when the parties are | | | | mediation is actually a better choice for a couple |
| unwilling to negotiate due to bitterness and anger the | | | | seeking divorce as the stress and the cost that is |
| parties have towards each other. There does not | | | | involved in legal battles are avoided by the couple. |
| seem to be a mutual agreement that the couple can | | | | There is also proof that couples who go through the |
| come across wherein both of them will be satisfied | | | | divorce procedure with a more 'friendly' and civil mode |
| with the outcome of the divorce. Sometimes the case | | | | of mediation are usually more satisfied with the |
| itself is so demanding that it does not permit the couple | | | | agreements that they reach. They reach a |
| from coming together at a common settlement. Such | | | | compromise earlier because the third party clears any |
| will be its legal proceedings. | | | | doubts the two parties may have to reaching a mutual |
| However, if and when the parties are ready to | | | | agreement. Another and the greatest benefit of |
| negotiate with the legal proceedings, they don't have to | | | | divorce mediation is that it minimizes the trauma the |
| suffer a painful process in the divorce. There is a less | | | | children have to endure when parents decide to go |
| painful and less expensive option to the court | | | | their different ways. |
| proceedings. And this alternative is called divorce | | | | So it can be seen that with divorce mediation, a |
| mediation and is a more civil and less emotional | | | | divorce need not be more painful than it has to be, and |
| process to reach a divorce settlement. | | | | there is no need of it being expensive either. This is |
| In divorce mediation, both the parties undergo a legal | | | | because this is a more civil, less painful and more |
| process, like all other divorce cases. However, the | | | | practical mode to reach a divorce settlement. |
| difference here is that there is a trained and impartial | | | | |