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<\/a><\/p>\nBy: Gerald Maggio, Esq.<\/p>\n
1. Each Party Gets The Opportunity To Be Heard.<\/strong><\/p>\n In court, the parties generally do not get the ability to talk with each other. In the mediation setting, the more comfortable setting and the process itself allows and promotes the ability to talk with each other, as opposed to avoiding each other and letting their attorneys do all the talking. Mediation promotes conversation, instead of yelling and fighting.<\/p>\n 2. The Parties Control the Case, Not The Judge.<\/strong><\/p>\n Leaving the major issues and decisions affecting your family up to the attorneys or the judge in your case, you maintain the control and the outcome of what happens in your case and in your life. Having such major decisions left to persons with relative little knowledge or stake in your life is an incredible leap of faith that should only be done as an absolute last resort when all else fails in settling (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Gerald Maggio, Esq. 1. Each Party Gets The Opportunity To Be Heard. In court, the parties generally do not get the ability to talk with each other. In the mediation setting, the more comfortable setting and the process itself…<\/span><\/p>\n