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*Cases resolved through mediation, collaborative negotiation, and arbitration take the least amount of time to conclude, while cases that are litigated take the most amount of time to resolve.
*Over 90% of the lawyers using collaborative negotiation or mediation agreed that the results they achieve are in the client’s interest, compared to only about one-third of lawyers using litigation.
*Almost all lawyers using collaborative negotiation and mediation agreed that the results they achieve are in the interest of the client’s children, compared to less than one-third of lawyers using litigation.
*When comparing the extent to which lawyers agree that their clients are satisfied with the results they achieve using the various dispute resolution processes, more lawyers agreed their clients are satisfied when they use collaborative negotiation or mediation than when they use litigation.