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Mediation is a process where parties who are in dispute can meet with a trained and qualified mediator to find resolution to the dispute.
Mediation as Usual is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution. In this context, the alternative to Mediation is Litigation, thus Mediation is typically a process where a neutral third party, a Mediator, helps people find personalized solutions to issues creating legal conflict in their lives. The process looks at the needs of the individuals to find creative solutions in a non-adversarial, dignified and respectful setting. There is no Winner or Loser. In Mediation, individuals create solutions they can live with by collaborating and at times compromising to develop a problem-solving solution with the support and guidance of a Mediator. If individuals reach a solution, it is called an Agreement, or a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the agreement, or MOU, is reduced to a writing which all individuals sign to commemorate the agreement and so they can use that document to guide them in the future. If individuals do not reach an agreement, the process is still valuable. Often, individuals who do not reach an agreement after one meeting, upon having time to reflect and consider, ultimately find a way to reach a consensus and resolve the issues causing conflict. |
Faith Based Mediation is a process where mediator and parties all examine their conflicts in light of their spiritual beliefs in an effort to find resolution to their conflicts by relying on the parties spiritual beliefs to reconcile their disputes.
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Child Smart Mediation is a process where parties who are in dispute over their parenting arrangements can have their children's voices heard. This can be done formally, with the help of a Licensed Mental Health Professional and their attorneys, or informally, with only the parties and their children attending the mediation sessions
Formal Child Smart Medaition is typically a process which brings in your attorney and a Licensed Mental Health Professional to do a formal interview of the children.
Informal Child Smart Mediation is typically a process in which Retired Magistrate Judge Sullivan meets with the children, prior to the Mediation, and then brings that feedback to the parents during the Mediation. Informal Mediation typically involves the parents, individuals in parenting rolls and the children.
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