MEDIATION

WHAT IS MEDIATION?

Mediation is a process by which parties to a dispute arrive at a mutually agreeable resolution to an issue under consideration. When resolution can not be reached, the parties are left with a limited set of legal choices:

Seek police intervention.

Retain legal counsel and seek civil adjudication of the issue.

Drop the complaint and continue with the relationship.

Drop the complaint.

Seek mediation assistance.

John R. Surprenant, JD