what is mediation?

Answer 1

When two or more parties have reached an impasse or a dead end with regard to an issue or dispute they sometime agree to present the issue to a mediator. There are professional mediators, often lawyers, always well versed in similar matters. Labor unions and companies often resort to mediation to avoid strikes. Married couples can agree to present their issues to a mediator. Often it is agreed in advance that the decision of the mutually selected mediator will be final. Without such an agreement mediation is just another leg in an already troublesome journey. Mediation is a last effort before a strike, a seperation, divorce, walkout, law suit, or other unpleasant solution.

Answer 2

Mediation in a divorce or child custody situation is when both parties sit down and try to come to some type of agreement before having to go to court and have the judge decide for you.

There is usually a court ordered mediator and just the two parties , no attorneys present.

Just sit, talk, maybe work things out, maybe not....can't hurt and it might help make an ugly situation at least bearable.

Answer 3

Mediatin is where two partys get together to work out details of an agreement such as divorce with a third unrelated impartial person to sort of "officiate" the process and possibly take notes of the meeting to later be the agreement

Answer 4

Main Entry: me·di·a·tion
Pronunciation: "mE-dE-'A-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or process of mediating; especially : intervention between conflicting parties to promote reconciliation, settlement, or compromise

mediate
One entry found for mediate.
Main Entry: 2me·di·ate
Pronunciation: 'mE-dE-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -at·ed; -at·ing
Etymology: Medieval Latin mediatus, past participle of mediare, from Late Latin, to be in the middle, from Latin medius middle
transitive verb
1 a : to bring accord out of by action as an intermediary b : to effect by action as an intermediary
2 a : to act as intermediary agent in bringing, effecting, or communicating : CONVEY b : to transmit as intermediate mechanism or agency
intransitive verb
1 : to interpose between parties in order to reconcile them
2 : to reconcile differences

Now, if you mean in conseling or divorce procedings, it normally means bringing in a neutral party to help smooth over the discussions, and keep things from getting out of hand.

Answer 5

An attempt to solve a problem(s) before it gets really expensive and time consuming. If both parties are willing to bend a little then they won't be broken by attorney's bills and stress.

Answer 6

Its where the woman gets the house, kids, car, child support, 1/2 the guys pension and the guy gets all the bills.