How To Preserve Attorney-Client Privilege
How is confidentiality preserved in divorce mediation? Through the mediation agreement's confidentiality terms, explains New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger—especially the rules for private caucus sessions. Some mediators presume they may share what you tell them unless you object; others promise silence unless you grant permission. That second approach, he notes, makes clients feel far safer opening up.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY
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— the caucus-confidentiality understanding he sets with both spouses
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How is confidentiality preserved in mediation?
Through the mediation agreement's confidentiality terms, especially the rules for private caucus sessions—some mediators presume they may share what you tell them unless you object, while others promise silence unless you grant permission, which makes clients feel far safer opening up.
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