What is the difference between retaining a mediator who is an attorney and one who is not?
Individuals who practice mediation have generally received specialized training as a mediator. They learn techniques and skills to help individuals reach agreements, while at the same time remaining neutral themselves. Mediators come from a variety of professional backgrounds. Those who deal with family law and divorce are usually either attorneys or therapists. Occasionally, they have training in both of those fields. If a mediator handling a divorce or other family law matter is a therapist but not an attorney, he or she would typically go through the same process as an attorney/mediator in order to reach agreements, but once the agreements are reached, the couple would be referred to an attorney to draft and file all of the necessary legal paperwork, according to the instructions of the mediating couple. If the mediator is an attorney, he or she could handle both the mediation and the drafting of the paperwork on behalf of the couple. The attorney would then encourage each party to
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