Irving is the guest speaker at a family mediation conference in Saint John today.
He tells CHSJ News the biggest misconception is that people believe mediators are advocating separation and divorce.
He says the first thing mediators do is see if there is a chance for mediation and he says in 10 per cent of the cases, couples do reconcile.
In Quebec, mediation is mandatory with separating couples receiving 6 hours to resolve some of the issues before resorting to litigation.
