What is the point of mediating custody issues?
There are various good reasons couples should mediate (or at least attempt mediation) of custody issues. The first is that parents know better than the court what arrangement serves their children’s best interests. Remember, if pressed to do so, the judge will make a custody decision that affects the rest of your children’s lives based on only two or three hours of testimony and evidence from each side. Other than that evidence, the judge knows little about you, your spouse, your children, or what time sharing arrangement will serve your children’s best interests. Mediation is literally an opportunity for the two parents to take the guesswork of a Judge’s decision out of the formula. It also can save the spouses a lot of money. And, even if you and your spouse cannot come to agreement all the issues, you may be able to resolve some issues – holidays and vacations, for example and reduce the amount of issues the judge will need to resolve. In Clark County, the success rate of custody is
