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Couples therapy for people who'd rather not pay lawyers to hate each other.
means A process where a neutral third party helps two sides reach their own agreement, instead of a judge imposing one.
from From Latin mediare, to be in the middle — the same root as median and medium, all stubbornly equidistant from the extremes.
No verdictThe mediator suggests; the parties decide everything.
ConfidentialSaid in mediation usually stays out of court.
CheaperOften resolves disputes faster than a trial.