Mediation can help resolve conflicts in many different areas of life.
What is Mediation?
EMPLOYMENT
Mediation can help resolve issues for service members protected under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Right Act. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve offers mediation for National Guard and reserve service members who encounter conflicts with their civilian employers.
DIVORCE
Going through a divorce can be an emotional and contentious process. Mediation can allow two parties to compromise and allow for a civil end to a marriage. The process is often quicker and cheaper than going to court.
REAL ESTATE
Service members relocate frequently and are often faces with legal disputes related to homeownership and renting. Mediation is a way to resolve those disputes in a timely matter, so service members can focus on their relocation.
CHILD CUSTODY
When parents want to resolve child custody issue, but don’t want to go to court, mediation can provide a solution both parents can agree with. The process is civil and private, and it doesn’t leave the decision up to the courts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mediation is a process for resolving disputes in which a neutral third party helps conflicting parties have a conversation to jointly resolve their concerns. It allows people to work things out directly with each other, helping those involved to diffuse emotion, correct misunderstandings, and be satisfied with outcomes because they created them directly. Depending on your particular situation, mediation may be a viable and less costly alternative to litigation.
Many types of conflicts can be mediated, including a family, neighbor, and some workplace/business issues. Family mediations can be held to resolve care of elder parents, custody and visitation issues, and divorce terms, etc. Neighbor mediation can address noise, pet, property issues, and more. Co-worker issues and contract disputes are some examples of workplace/business mediation.