Mediation vs. Arbitration: What’s Better For Your Divorce?
Should you arbitrate or mediate your divorce? Mediation fits most couples, says Staten Island, New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger. Though a trained arbitrator, he can't issue binding rulings on custody—and in many states child support or alimony—since public policy reserves those for a judge. Arbitration mostly serves complex asset or business disputes, not a typical household's divorce.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY
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Should you arbitrate or mediate your divorce?
Mediation fits most couples—though a trained arbitrator, he can't issue binding rulings on custody, and in many states child support or alimony, since public policy reserves those for a judge.
When does arbitration make sense?
Mostly for complex asset or business disputes, not a typical household's divorce, which is why it never caught on in family law.
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