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so mediation is where you have one
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attorney that doesn’t represent either
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party that is acting as a neutral in
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trying to facilitate an agreement that
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resolves all the issues similar to
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collaborative so um the end result being
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a marital settlement agreement again
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similar to collaborative resolving
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custody child and spousal support and
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property division the difference between
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mediation and collaborative is that that
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mediator is is not representing either
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party so they’re not there to you know
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help the parties determine is there is
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this in their best interest they’re not
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going to get and underneath an agreement
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to determine you know is this really
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what you want why is this what you want
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and then you know investigating and
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analyzing choices that are interest
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based their job is to get an agreement
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between the parties that’s why people
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often prefer collaborative because
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allows for a lot more in-depth
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discussion and empowers the parties more
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with support so they’ve got their own
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attorney in their corner and they’ve got
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you know a mental health person who can
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also help them unearth what what is it
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they really want and why um and that’s
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going to be best for them and then
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coming up with solutions that work for
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both whereas a mediator is is trying to
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come up with an agreement but they’re
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not getting into that kind of depth so
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collaborative I think provides a lot
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more satisfaction uh than mediation does
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but it is a quick and dirty and it’s
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usually less expensive um than any other
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model