Divorce mediation Maryland can provide viable solutions when it comes to the child custody decisions that a divorcing couple must undertake.  Studies have shown that court-based divorce is unpopular with both mother and fathers; one reason for this dissatisfaction involves the way courts attempt to decide what custody arrangements are in the "best interests of the child."

Mediation attorneys, unlike courts, often start with the point of view that the people who know most about the best interest of their children are the parents themselves.  Granted, most mediation attorneys start with the proposition that barring exigent circumstances, children are usually best served by having both their father and a mother in their life.  However, mediation attorneys understand that parents represent the final word in what arrangements should be made to share parenting duties and responsibilities. 

Divorce Mediation Maryland Offers Flexible Solutions for Children

Because mediation is a flexible medium where the participants do not have to worry about precedent and appeals the way courts do, it is able to explore "out of the box" thinking.  For example, mediation attorneys can arrange the divorced couple’s finances in ways that value child-rearing. Mediation attorneys can also help children by assisting parents who need education mediation to deal with unreasonable demands or policies on the part of school boards.