Litigation isn’t step one…it’s the last stop. Most people don’t actually understand what litigation is. They think it means “going to court and telling the judge the truth.” In reality, litigation means months (sometimes years) of delay, tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees, and very little control over the outcome. That’s why most courts require mediation first, even when one party doesn’t want to be there. Some people are literally ordered to participate because the system is trying to r