How will a "court mediator" help me before my divorce?

How will a "court mediator" help me before my divorce?

Jayne Major, Ph.D. (Parenting Educator & Child Custody Consultant, Breakthrough Parenting Services, Inc. ) gives expert video advice on: How do I prepare my child for my divorce?; What should I not tell my child about my divorce? and more...

One of the things that happens in Los Angeles is court mediation. Parents are required to walk through the door of the mediator and the mediator will listen to both parents and discover if there is room to negotiate and figure things out. If the parents are being reasonable. In cases where one parent or both parents hate each other so much there's so much anger and frustration that mediation is not going to work. So therefore, they need to hire attorneys and go to court. A very expensive proposition. It's so much better to suck it up and go to a court mediator to figure it out. Court should only be used for those very serious cases. Parents need to figure it out.