Alternative Dispute Resolution – BENEFITS
Emotional
Reduces conflict.
Helps parties focus on issues and solutions rather than problems and blame.
Parents control outcome of child related issues.
Parties know their children better than a disinterested Court.
Parties are more invested in the process which results in better outcomes.
Parents more likely to follow through on parenting matters if they create the parenting plan.
Financial
Parties divide the cost of one Neutral.
Parties use neutral experts instead of separate ones.
Avoid the costs of going to trial.
Timely Resolution
Shortens the length of time to bring a case to conclusion.
The availability of Neutral is generally greater than the availability of the Court.
