“There are enough things to fight in galus; we can’t deny entry to high-caliber yeshivos for choshuve bochurim due to grades”
Thank you for Yael Schuster’s informative article about the many benefits of divorce mediation. When I first became a family mediator, it was an almost unknown profession, and I am heartened to see it featured here so that people can learn about the many benefits.
As a family mediator and coach, and a trainer of new mediators, I can tell you that the benefits of mediation are not just seen at the time of the divorce. They continue to bear fruit, for many years to come, especially where children are involved.
While a divorcing couple are no longer Mr. and Mrs., they are always Mom and Dad. Mediation allows for them to uncouple as partners, yet co-parent peacefully. In addition, the way children see their parents navigating divorce will be the playbook they use later in life when resolving their own conflicts, be they social, business, or familial.
The mediation process is useful in solving many other conflicts as well. In my practice, I have seen mechutanim (pre-wedding and post), dating couples, couples who would like to stay together, couples who want to decide if they should stay together, business partners, siblings, adolescent parents and children, and adult parents and children, to name a few. The mediation process has allowed them to have the conversations they need to have in order to resolve issues or conflicts, and often define and manage expectations, thus strengthening and preserving their relationships. And most importantly, it helps alleviate machlokes and brings shalom, and hopefully Mashiach for Klal Yisrael b’karov.
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