“…As several authors have noted, the range of agreement or settlement rates quoted in most custody mediation research is between 40% to 70% (Emery, 1995;Hale & Knecht, 1986;Kressel, Frontera, Forlenza, Butler, & Fish, 1994;Pearson, 1980;Thoennes, Salem, & Pearson, 1995;Zemmelman, Steinman, & Knoblauch, 1987).…”