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Joan McWilliams, Esq.

Inside Mediation
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What

What are the advantages of mediation?
Mediation offers many advantages over the traditional legal advocacy system:

The participants, with the mediator's help, define the issues they need to resolve and decide how they will resolve them. They are responsible for creating solutions that are fair and right for them. They take control over their decisions instead of turning it over to a judge, arbitrator or jury.
The participants communicate directly rather than through their representatives and can learn to communicate more effectively with each other.
The participants focus primarily on how they want their future to look -- not what happened in the past.
The participants have the opportunity to reduce animosity and redefine their relationship if ongoing contact is necessary. They avoid the inevitable scars associated with a court battle.
The process is private and confidential.
The process saves time and money.

Mediation requires work. The participants must gather the necessary information to make informed decisions. They must let go of the idea that someone has to win and someone has to lose. They take responsibility for their decisions. It is not easy, but the benefits are well worth the effort.