Originally Posted by wanttobehealthy

Has anyone had experience (good or bad) trying to go the route of mediation when divorcing? I'd really like to go this route bc a) it's less costly and b) it's less contentious.

I met with an attorney this morning whose speciality is mediation and is a strong trial lawyer too and he told me that it was highly unlikely that mediation with an addict will work.

I trust his professional judgement, but I did wonder if anyone here had personal experience with this?