... in which civil remedies, such as protection orders, are ineffective. A study found that in cases which have caused deaths, a protection order as such does not provide the necessary protections.9 Research also found that some perpetrators will unlikely be acting in accordance with the terms of a protection order as they might already have a criminal record and multiple orders granted against them.10 Moreover, litigation exacerbates the tensions between parties by aggrandizing the conflict and reinforcing the "win or lose" aspects of the relationship, which can harm the relationship further and could possibly escalate the violence.11 In contrast, as agreements reached in mediation are in theory voluntary it is more likely that the disputants would abide by such agreements, rendering it a more effective means than civil proceedings in reducing impact of family violence. The problems in the current mediation model should nonetheless not be overlooked. The following analysis ...

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