Mediation
Mediation is a process in which the parties in conflict are provided with an opportunity to meet with a skilled, impartial facilitator in a safe and confidential environment to mutually resolve their dispute or disagreement.
Some of the differences between Litigation and Mediation include:
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- Communication between parties discouraged
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- Communication between parties encouraged
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- Adversarial, hostile environment
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- Safe, problem-solving environment
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- Solutions imposed by others
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- Agreements developed by parties
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- Focus on WIN/WIN solutions
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- Emotionally and financially expensive
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- Saves money and helps reduce stress between parties
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- Focus on solutions that help develop or improve trust
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- May destroy relationships by closing the lines of communication
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- Helps maintain relationships by keeping the lines of communication open
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- Process developed and controlled by others
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- Process developed and controlled by parties
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- Formal, uncomfortable environment
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- Informal, comfortable atmosphere
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“Our task now is not to fix the blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future.”
John F. Kennedy
