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In arbitration, a person with special training, often a lawyer, resolves a family law dispute by making a decision, called an ''award,'' that is binding on the parties like a court order. Although arbitration can be a lot like going to court, it has a lot of advantages over court processes: | In arbitration, a person with special training, often a lawyer, resolves a family law dispute by making a decision, called an ''award,'' that is binding on the parties like a court order. Although arbitration can be a lot like going to court, it has a lot of advantages over court processes: | ||
*the parties can pick the person they want to arbitrate their dispute, | |||
*the arbitration hearing can be scheduled whenever everybody is available without having to wait on trial scheduling, | |||
*arbitration hearings happen in private, often in the arbitrator’s office boardroom, | |||
*the parties can choose the rules of the arbitration process, and | |||
*the parties can decide to have the arbitrator resolve a dispute in many different ways, including without hearing from witnesses but relying on the parties’ arguments, reading the parties’ documents, or reading the parties’ affidavits. | |||
The result of an arbitration process is the arbitrator’s award. The arbitrator’s award is private, but can be filed in court and be enforced like a court order. | The result of an arbitration process is the arbitrator’s award. The arbitrator’s award is private, but can be filed in court and be enforced like a court order. | ||
