What are the Benefits? What are the Challenges?
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Although the benefits of mediation are significant, there are several challenges to consider:
- ADVOCACY: If one spouse tends to dominate the other spouse to the point where power is unbalanced, an advocate for the weaker spouse may be useful in helping the couple come to an equitable resolution. The couple may not be able to negotiate effectively but mediators do not represent or advocate for either person.
- COMFORT: Either spouse may not be comfortable in the same room with their spouse whether because there has been a history of coercive control or intimate partner violence.
- CANNOT COMPEL: A mediator cannot work any harder than the divorcing couple. During the mediation process, a mediator cannot force a either spouse to make decisions, keep commitments or meet deadlines for completing tasks even though mediation agreements are as legally enforceable as traditional litigated agreements.