I Have a Family Problem and I Want to Resolve It out of Court: Difference between revisions
From Clicklaw Wikibooks
I Have a Family Problem and I Want to Resolve It out of Court (view source)
Revision as of 05:38, 15 April 2013
, 15 April 2013no edit summary
Drew Jackson (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Drew Jackson (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
}}There are many alternatives to going to court if you have a family law problem. In fact, most separating and divorcing couples never go to court. | }}There are many alternatives to going to court if you have a family law problem. In fact, most separating and divorcing couples never go to court. | ||
Instead, families come to an agreement on their own, often through mediation or with the help of services available to help people resolve issues outside the courtroom. | Instead, families come to an agreement on their own, often through mediation or with the help of services available to help people resolve issues outside the courtroom. Mediation is an approach to solving problems in which a <span class="noglossary">third party</span> (a mediator) helps people with family law problems reach a resolution without going to court. A mediator is a person who is specially trained to help people resolve conflict. | ||
Mediation is an approach to solving problems in which a <span class="noglossary">third party</span> (a mediator) helps people with family law problems reach a resolution without going to court. A mediator is a person who is specially trained to help people resolve conflict. | |||
Among the services available to help people resolve family issues without having to go to court are: | Among the services available to help people resolve family issues without having to go to court are: | ||
