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.