Mediation agreements are voluntary. Mediation is fast. The individuals involved in a dispute avoid lengthy litigation or long court cases by resolving their disagreement between themselves. Mediation can save money. It can cut the cost of legal fees because the actual parties in a disputeresolve their disagreement, themselves.
Mediation has a high success rate.
In Michigan, state funded dispute resolution centers report a 80 percent success rate because the parties involved in disputes decide the terms of their settlements. Limits of Mediation Mediators cannot force individuals to agree to mediation. Mediators cannot enforce debt collection for the parties involved in a dispute. Mediators cannot testify in court cases or be legal representatives. Mediators cannot resolve disputes involving serious violence.