Is Divorce Mediation Confidential? Essential Privacy Facts Revealed
Is divorce mediation confidential? Yes, and that's essential, explains New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger—spouses won't speak candidly if their words could resurface in court months later. Specific admissions made in mediation can't be used: a judge would strike that testimony. The general subject may be raised, but what someone conceded at the table stays protected.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY
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— why candor depends on mediation staying confidential
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Is divorce mediation confidential?
Yes, and that's essential—spouses won't speak candidly if their words could resurface in court months later. Specific admissions made in mediation can't be used, since a judge would strike that testimony, though the general subject may be raised.
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