How does the success rate of mediation compare with other forms of alternative dispute resolution?

I don’t know how it compares with arbitration or collaborative divorce, but I can tell you mediation in divorce cases where the parties come to an agreement on their children are much more likely to be settled quickly. I think our success rate of court-appointed mediation in our county is 85%.

With 30 years of experience in family law, Laura M. Urbik Kern is a certified mediator and family lawyer who concentrates on dissolution, family and juvenile law, child support, and complex domestic relations cases.