Mediation is a confidential process where parties in family law matters, such as divorce, paternity, modification, or enforcement actions, work towards resolving their issues. It involves the parties, ...

Instead of the adversarial nature of the courtroom, a mediation session fosters open and effective communication between spouses. Mediators encourage the parties to express their thoughts and feelings ...

Mediation is a process where a neutral third party—the mediator—assists disputing parties in reaching a mutually satisfactory agreement. It is an essential tool in conflict resolution, particularly in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Effective advocacy at mediation is both an art and a science. At bottom, you are trying to probe whether settlement is possible—in other words, is there something that both sides would agree to. The ...

The Pac-12 and Mountain West failed to reach a mediated resolution to the poaching penalty lawsuit and are back on the litigation track, according to a filing Tuesday in the Northern District of ...