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The Jewish community views divorce very differently than the rest of society. Because of this, child custody rulings are not always as clear cut within the community either. Michigan couples who are Jewish may find that mediation can make the entire process easier on both them and their children.
Even when the state court issues a divorce decree, a Jewish man still must agree to a religious divorce, or a get, in order for the wife to be able to truly move on with her life. This can complicate everything from alimony to child support payments to the woman wanting to date again. Using mediation from the start can help get and keep the couple on the same page.
Mediation can also keep anger and hurt to a minimum, allowing an agreement to be reached when it comes to custody of the children. Within the safe space of mediation, both parties can offer solutions that work for them, sometimes creative ones, that hopefully will allow the pair to come to a solution that will allow them both ample time to spend with their children. The point of mediation is that both parties maintain some sense of control during the process.
While mediation is not recognized like a state-issued divorce is, for many women in the Jewish community, it may be the best option for maintaining peace and cooperation from their ex-husbands. Mediation may allow Jewish men to retain their sense of pride as they go through the divorce process. Jewish women from Michigan who wish to take shelter under the state laws are protected by child custody laws like every other woman, but mediation may help them obtain the religious divorce they also desire.
Source: The Huffington Post, 5 Ways That Divorce Mediation Can Help Resolve the ‘Get’ Crisis, Morghan Leia Richardson, Jan. 6, 2014