The mediation process begins when a creditor sends the Farmer-Lender Mediation office a notice of debt of $15,000 or more.

While the parties may never truly trust each other, a mediator can gain their trust—both in the process and in the mediator—and pave the way for resolution. Trust is an essential element of the ...

To learn the steps of a mediation process and see that it is just a more formalized way of doing the basic steps of problem-solving Put the word "conflict" on the board. Hand out paper and pencils.

Most jurisdictions have embraced alternative dispute resolution requirements to lessen the burden on the judicial system. Mediation has proven to successfully resolve the majority of cases and in so ...

Mediators are as different as snowflakes. Maybe that’s a stretch, but each brings into mediation his or her own personal and professional biases and experiences and has learned what, over time, is ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

This release is available in Spanish. Mediation is a legal form for resolving conflicts where the judge or referee is substituted by a mediator, in charge of helping both sides come to a consensual ...

New Hampshire-based legal tech startup Dyspute.ai announced Tuesday that it officially launched V2 of its artificial ...

“We didn’t want that event to define who we are,” the Rev. David Bennett said of the tragic events of February 7, 2008, when Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton opened fire in a Kirkwood City Council ...

Mediation is often promoted as a calmer, more cost-effective way to resolve family disputes. In many situations, that’s true.