New Mediation Law in UK Geared to Divorcing Couples
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Despite the efforts of a group of 6,500 mediators and millions of pounds spent by the government on advertising and diversion efforts, divorce mediation languished in Great Britain. The London Times reported that “only half of 4,000 adults surveyed would even consider an out-of-court solution to resolving their disputes.” [emphasis added]
A new law will require that divorcing couples with disputes about children or property will be required to attend a “mediation information and assessment meeting.” The couples aren’t required to mediate, but merely to consider mediation. There, they will be informed that the average mediated case in England costs 500 pounds and takes 110 days to resolve and that the averaged litigated case costs 4000 pounds and takes 435 days. Presumably, they’ll also learn about how mediation works. Surely, some couples will mediate who would not have without this nudge.
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