Mediation

What Is Mediation?

Mediation is a confidential process in which an impartial third party called a mediator acts to facilitate the resolution of the parties’ dispute. Mediation is an informal, non-adversarial and non-binding process, the objective being to help the parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement on all or part of their dispute.

Decision-making rests with the parties, not with the mediator. The mediator will not render an opinion or decision. The mediator makes no finding of fault or liability and cannot impose a decision on the parties. Rather, the mediator will help guide the issues of the dispute and will help the parties explore settlement alternatives and reassess their goals.

Any conflict or dispute can be mediated, for a partial list see