Guest Post by Attorney & Arbitrator Anthony C. Adamopoulos * A recent decision of our Appeals Court, Gravlin v. Gravlin , is good news for those facing divorce. For collaborative divorce attorneys and divorce mediators, the decision confirms that arbitration is the viable alternative to court litigation for resolving a single issue or even taking the place of a full court trial. In Gravlin , the Appeals Court acknowledged: “… arbitration has long been recognized as a valid means of resolving disputes between divorcing parties.”   This blog's primary author, attorney/mediator Justin Kelsey , has often praised the value of using alternatives to divorce litigation; with Gravlin , the Appeals Court has stamped an imprimatur of sorts on divorce arbitration. While arbitration is available to replace a public court trial, I encourage the use of collaborative divorce or mediation to “work out” divorce issues, as discussed in previous posts on this blog . However, if col...