The answer is neither. In this article, an expert debunks common myths about divorce mediation. 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.