Software developed for use in family mediation - assetdivider

This article describes research into software that supports Family Law mediation. Most divorcing couples enter into mediation to resolve the decisions in who is allocated items from the common pool of assets. AssetDivider supports this task by asking parties to assign ratings to the items in question. The software takes this information and from it develops a list of allocations to each party. This list is developed with knowledge of an ideal "percentage split" that has been set by mediators. The system has been tested informally by our contacts at RAQ, and we now look forward to extensive testing and evaluation by mediators at RAQ in the near future.