Once the opening statements have been given by each spouse, both parties are placed by
the mediator in separate rooms.
Not exact matches
If there's any discomfort with that arrangement, the parties can be
in separate board
rooms, and the
mediator will go back and forth.
In the caucused mediation approach, however, the parties spend most of their time in separate rooms with the mediator (s) shuttling back and fort
In the caucused mediation approach, however, the parties spend most of their time
in separate rooms with the mediator (s) shuttling back and fort
in separate rooms with the
mediator (s) shuttling back and forth.
You and your spouse may be
in the same
room for the entire mediation, or you may meet
in separate sessions so that you can give the
mediator your opinions and positions
in private.
These are certainly not unusual questions so talk to a family
mediator about how the mediation is managed and whether, for example you and your partner can be
in separate rooms if that is what is needed.
The
mediator will determine whether to hold negotiations
in one
room with everyone present, or to break off into
separate rooms, and may move between these options over the course of the session.
When you have the parties
in two
separate rooms, the
mediator can oftentimes miss some information, which can then cause unnecessary frustration.
This is known as «caucus» - style mediation, where the spouses are kept
in separate rooms from the very beginning of mediation, and the
mediator travels back and forth between the
rooms relaying information and offers.
However, successful mediation can take place where the parties are
in separate rooms with the
mediator going back and forth between the parties; this is called caucusing.