How to Handle a Mediation Session With Your Ex
Do divorcing spouses face each other in mediation? Usually yes, says Sarasota, Florida divorce attorney Bill Leininger—but roughly six or seven percent of cases fail, often where domestic violence is present. If one spouse is too frightened to freely disagree, real negotiation is impossible. When he senses someone can't decide freely, he declares a mediation impasse rather than force it.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Sarasota, FL
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— why fear can keep one spouse from speaking freely face-to-face
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Do divorcing spouses face each other in mediation?
Usually yes, but roughly six or seven percent of cases fail, often where domestic violence is present—if one spouse is too frightened to freely disagree, real negotiation is impossible, so he declares an impasse rather than force it.
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