WHAT IS MEDIATION ?
Mediation is a
voluntary, confidential process which brings disputing parties together
with a trained, neutral third party to discuss their differences,
define the interests involved and provide guidance that may assist
the disputants in reaching their own solutions which are practical
and beneficial to all parties.
Mediators do not give legal advice
or provide legal services and do not decide who is right or wrong
or who wins or loses.
HOW MEDIATION CAN HELP YOU
Mediation is less costly when compared to hiring
an attorney to litigate.
Mediation will be quicker. Your disagreement can
be heard sooner by mediators than it would be if a complaint had
to be filed in the Magistrate Court and given a scheduled court
date, sometimes running from 60 - 90 days.
Mediation is a more private process than Court,
and produces results that are more satisfying and longer lasting.
Mediation lets you decide. In mediation you and the
other party decide on the resolution to your dispute. In Court,
the judge makes the decision. Mediators do not make decisions.
Mediation can help to repair relationships damaged
by a disagreement, there by sustaining friends, business associates
and family relationships.
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