It should come as no surprise that, during the time the courts were largely shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resort to mediation increased significantly as a way of reaching legal resolutions of pending or urgent matters. Angela Morris, Business is Booming for Mediators as COVID-19 Cools Courts. Texas Lawyer, April 2, 2020. https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/ 2020/04/02/business-is-booming-for-mediators-as-covid-19-cools-courts/.

Now that the courts have begun to reopen, one might at first believe that the pre-pandemic status of courts dealing with a steady flow of matrimonial cases is being slowly but inexorably restored. However, not only is online mediation still as desirable an alternative as it was during the pandemic’s darkest days, it remains an attractive option specifically in the area of matrimonial law, where disputed issues are often personal and sensitive.