How to Handle a Mediation Session With Your Ex
Should you mediate a divorce face-to-face with your ex? Usually it works, explains Staten Island, New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger, but about six or seven percent of cases don't—frequently those involving domestic violence. If a spouse is too afraid to say 'no,' fearing retaliation, genuine agreement can't happen. Sensing that, he calls an impasse to protect that spouse.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY
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— why fear can keep one spouse from speaking freely face-to-face
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Should you mediate face-to-face with your ex?
Usually it works, but about six or seven percent of cases don't—frequently those involving domestic violence. If a spouse is too afraid to say 'no,' fearing retaliation, genuine agreement can't happen, so he calls an impasse to protect that spouse.
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