Most courts insist that parents attend a program on the effects of divorce on children.
Adversarial courtroom battles are increasingly rare and are discouraged by judges and good divorce lawyers. Mediation has proven to be more cost effective, less combative and has a higher rate of future compliance. As a result, Ohio's Courts encourage divorcing couples to mediate dissolutions rather than litigate contested divorces. Domestic Relations Court and now include seven years in private practice, I have consistently observed an astounding phenomenon, most divorce mediation clients leave our offices on a friendly, respectful basis with each feeling that they've reached a fair understanding . Though only a quarter of our divorce clients expect to reach a full accord, well over ninety percent do.