Mediation is
affordable, which is one reason why it is so successful.
Mediation
works...but don’t take our word for it:
“What a better way to resolve issues than court. We are so thankful
you were at court so we could settle with you before spending all
day there to be heard by a judge.”
“I am very pleased with the way the mediation was handled and the
resulting Settlement Agreement. I will definitely contact you again
if any problems arise in the apartment complex.” |
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Mediation Works
Community Mediation offers
constructive processes for resolving differences and conflicts between
individuals, groups, and organizations. It is an alternative to
avoidance, destructive confrontation, prolonged litigation or violence.
It gives people in conflict an opportunity to take responsibility for
the resolution of their dispute and control of the outcome. Community
mediation is designed to preserve individual interests while
strengthening relationships and building connections between people and
groups, and to create processes that make communities work for all of
us.
National Association for
Community Mediators
Issues that can be mediated:
• business/consumer
• city issues
(e.g. NIMBY issues)
• co-parenting issues (shared parenting and family
visitation issues after divorce or in never-married cases)
• harassment and discrimination
• housing (e.g. landlord/tenant, tenant/tenant, eviction)
• large group issues
• neighborhood
disputes (e.g. noise, pet problems,
parking, property lines and vandalism)
• family issues (e.g. parent/adolescent or adult
children/elderly parents
• organizational (e.g. church, agency, board/staff)
• school issues (e.g. bullying, school suspensions, student
conflicts)
• workplace (e.g. termination, employer/employee,
departmental conflicts)
Issues not
mediated by MACMP organizations:
•child custody and support matters
•divorce
•domestic abuse, child abuse and violence
•drug, alcohol and firearms violations
The issues listed above are
not inclusive and you should call to discuss the details of your case to
determine if it's appropriate for mediation. |
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Advantages
of Mediation
•Flexible:
Mediation allows participants
more control over the outcome of their dispute.
•Convenient:
Most mediation sessions can be scheduled within a week or two. Other
options may take a month or more.
•Affordable:
The cost of mediation varies depending on the type of case
and the program that participants choose to go through. Fees range from
$0 - $200; however, no one is refused services for inability to pay.
•Confidential:
Information shared during mediation is private and protected. If
the participants reach an agreement, they will have a written and signed
copy for their records.
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 Special message for anyone
interested in becoming a volunteer mediator:
Please contact any
association member (see
member page)
for additional information about becoming a volunteer mediator.
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