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Mar. 9, 2026

Divorces are costly: Mediators and private judges can reduce those costs

This second installment explains how combining private mediation with a privately compensated temporary judge can streamline complex, high-net-worth divorce cases by pairing flexible negotiation with enforceable decisions that keep the process efficient and out of public court.

Dianna Gould-Saltman

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Southwestern University School of Law

Appointed to the bench in 2010, she presided over family law matters, including trials of high-net-worth parties and complex child custody cases. Before taking the bench, she practiced family law for 25 years and became certified as a family law specialist in 1992.

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Michèle Bissada

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Divorces are costly: Mediators and private judges can reduce those costs
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This is the second of a three-part series on ways to minimize the stresses and costs of complex family law cases. In the $95

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