What areas do family mediators work in?
Most of the family mediation cases are in the areas of divorce and post-divorce disputes. However, mediators are also active in other areas affecting families. In elder mediation, issues involving family participation in care of an elder can be addressed. Mediation is effective in resolving estate planning issues involving elders and the younger generation or second marriages. Couples who live together may wish to enter into a mediated cohabitation agreement. Mediation is also a very effective way to negotiate prenuptial and postnuptial agreements between married parties. A relatively new use of mediation is marital mediation, also known as marriage mediation and mediation to stay married. In marital mediation, parties use mediation and standard dispute resolution techniques to solve problems that are derailing their marriage. Mediation is also an effective dispute resolution method for probate disputes, such as will contests and beneficiary disputes. And family mediation can be used t
