FAMILY MEDIATION
The mediation process is an excellent alternative for individuals separating and divorcing. Family mediation is appropriate to resolve all types of parenting and separation disputes (child custody, visitation, child support, property distribution, spousal support,Divorce and Separation Agreements).
CIVIL MEDIATION
When people have a disagreement over issues in a civil case, mediation is a process that can help them reach an agreement through the use of a neutral person trained in problem solving. A civil case is generally a case where the parties are suing for money, such as a Personal Injury,Intra-family Issues, Neighborhood/Condo Conflicts, Consumer/Merchant Disputes, Landlord/Tenant Disputes, Professional Fee Conflicts, Debt Disputes, Homeowner/Contractor Issues, Contractual Conflicts). Any type of civil case or issue in a civil case may be mediated so long as the parties agree it should be mediated. In addition, mediation is available before a lawsuit is even filed. The courts encourage mediation of disputes in civil cases for three reasons: the court system doesn't’t have the resources to have a trial in every civil case; often the parties reach a better result in mediation; and people are often more satisfied with a mediated resolution.
DIVORCE MEDIATION
The mediation process is an excellent alternative for individuals separating and divorcing. Divorce mediation is appropriate to resolve all types of parenting and separation disputes (child custody, visitation, child support, property distribution and spousal support, Divorce and Separation Agreements).
ELDER MEDIATION
Elder mediation provides a forum for family decision-making. It is private, confidential and completely voluntary. Mediators facilitate a purposeful and directed conversation in which family members are encouraged to express their interests and concerns. Meetings are informal and are held in locations which meet the family's needs, including private homes, mediators' offices and senior living facilities. The mediator is a highly skilled conflict resolution expert and a neutral facilitator who does not provide advice or "takes sides" in these discussions. The goals of mediation are twofold. First to allow families to create workable and mutually acceptable solutions to their difficult disputes and second to develop communication strategies to enable them to successfully work together to make important decisions in the future.
Restorative Justice
This means an approach to dealing with conflicts (offenses) where the involvement of the victim is as important as that of the offender. Where appropriate, the victim and offender may meet in a controlled environment allowing the victim the opportunity to explain the consequences to the offender of the actions. Often the offender will make an apology and sometimes undertake to try and repair the harm caused.
The three R's of Restorative Justice are:
Making the offender take Responsibility
Allowing Reintegration of the offender
Encouraging Reparation
Restorative Justice In The Workplace
All businesses face workplace complaints. It is a fact of life that when people work together there are going to be conflicts- both minor and serious. While minor cases can often be handled with proven conflict management strategies, the more serious conflicts and wrong doings often require a process that can adequately address the emotional impact of the harmful behavior and its aftermath. We bring the best practices of restorative justice into the workplace so that workplace complaints can be fully resolved at all levels- substantively,emotionally, and procedurally.
ARBITRATION
Arbitration is a process of dispute resolution out of court by an impartial third-party. The parties choose the arbitrator and abide by the decision of the arbitrator. The arbitrator considers all matters and renders a final and binding decision.
