Mediation allows one spouse to dominate another. If one spouse persists in dominating behavior, the mediator will call a stop to the mediation rather than allowing it to continue. Women are at a disadvantage in mediation. In fact, women can often obtain a better result in mediation than they can in court by negotiating an agreement that considers non-legal factors.
Men are at a disadvantage in mediation.
As in the case of women, men can often obtain a better result in mediation than they can in court by negotiating an agreement that considers non-legal factors. Mediation is more hassle than hiring a lawyer to handle the divorce. Whether divorcing spouses mediate or hire a lawyer to handle the divorce, they have to do a certain amount of legwork in gathering information and making decisions. In contrast, using the courts is cumbersome and expensive. Mediation is for wimps.