What is Mediation?
Mediation is an informal process in which a mediator helps to negotiate a mutually acceptable resolution between disputing parties. Unlike arbitration or litigation, mediation does not impose a solution. If the parties cannot negotiate an acceptable settlement, they may still arbitrate or litigate their dispute.
Mediation is an informal process in which a neutral third party (the mediator) helps the parties resolve the issues in dispute. Mediators work with the parties to find acceptable solutions. They help clarify the issues and explore options that can lead to a satisfactory outcome. Mediators don’t take sides and they don’t have the power to impose decisions. Our statistics indicate that most disputes are settled at mediation.
Mediation is a process of dispute resolution in which an impartial third party (the mediator) facilitates a series of private and joint meeting with the parties to identify a mutually acceptable and appropriate resolution. Mediation is a voluntary, non-binding process which addresses the underlying (root) causes of conflict or tension. Mediators create the conditions for dialogue using a non-adversarial, non-partisan approach. The final outcome of mediation is agreed by the parties, not the mediator.
Mediation is an efficient and inexpensive procedure for reaching agreements between two separating or divorcing people, with the help of an impartial professional. You will each receive the legal, financial and parenting information necessary to create a settlement which is best suited to your individual interests. At the end of the mediation, you will receive a written document called the “Separation Agreement.” This is your actual Divorce Agreement, and you may file this document directly in court.
