1. Emotional & Mental Stress
Long-pending divorce, custody, or maintenance cases can take a severe emotional toll.
People experience anxiety, depression, and loss of peace due to uncertainty and prolonged conflict.
2. Financial Burden
Repeated lawyer fees, court visits, and documentation costs pile up over months or even years.
Civil disputes (like property, contract, or tenancy) often block financial investments, causing economic hardship.
3. Wasted Time
Years of waiting without resolution leads to loss of valuable time that could be spent rebuilding lives or businesses.
Litigants attend dozens of hearings only to see cases adjourned again and again.
4. Deterioration of Relationships
In family matters (custody, divorce, inheritance), delays worsen personal relations and deepen hostility between family members.
Children in custody battles suffer the most due to lack of closure and parental conflict.
5. Uncertainty in Property Rights
This leads to stalled real estate transactions, financial loss, and encroachments.
6. Harassment & Misuse of Process
Some parties misuse delay tactics to harass the other party or pressure them into a forced settlement.
Especially in contested family cases, false allegations and endless counters delay justice.
7. Erosion of Trust in the Legal System
People lose faith in courts due to justice being delayed for 5, 10, or even 20 years.
They begin to view the system as slow, complex, and ineffective for resolving day-to-day disputes.
8. Difficulty in Moving On
In divorce and maintenance cases, people are left in limbo—unable to remarry, settle finances, or plan their future.
For businesses, civil litigation blocks growth and damages reputations.
Why ODR is the Need of the Hour
Due to these chronic issues, many are turning to Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), which offers:
24HOURSLAW help individuals and businesses avoid the pain of courtroom delays by offering a digital, lawyer-free route to justice.