What exactly does a mediator do?
The word mediator can be used in a lot of ways. If, for example, you were having a spat with a friend, a 3rd friend could step in and talk to both of you and try to work out whatever the problem is. That 3rd friend would be acting as a mediator…a go-between. In an every day sense, a mediator is just someone who works out a middle ground in a dispute. If you are using it in a legal sense though, it can become more complicated. It’s the same idea; a 3rd party getting 2 people to agree on something, but it’s not as casual. In legal terms, a mediator can be appointed by the court to try to get people to agree. A mediator doesn’t have any authority to force people to agree, but they can be acting on a judge’s orders to try like heck to get people to agree when a court case is difficult to resolve. Your example of a divorce is a good one. What are the issues in a divorce? It might be custody of a child, visiting rights, dividing of assets including real estate, all kinds of issues. So peop
