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Only a few circumstances make arbitration a necessary choice over mediation, collaborative settlement processes, or court. Typically, a couple will choose arbitration if: | Only a few circumstances make arbitration a necessary choice over mediation, collaborative settlement processes, or court. Typically, a couple will choose arbitration if: | ||
*they wish the laws of their religion to apply to the proceedings, | *they wish the laws of their religion or another set of principles to apply to the proceedings, | ||
*their positions are too far apart to make negotiation or mediation a reasonable choice and must have a decision made for them, but don't want to go to the expense, anxiety and acrimony typically involved in litigation, | *their positions are too far apart to make negotiation or mediation a reasonable choice and must have a decision made for them, but don't want to go to the expense, anxiety and acrimony typically involved in litigation, | ||
*they want to resolve their dispute discreetly and privately, and don't want to risk things being made public, | *they want to resolve their dispute discreetly and privately, and don't want to risk things being made public, | ||