The mediator is a volunteer who has been professionally trained to help you resolve your issue. The mediator will not takes sides, assess blame, or tell you what to do. The mediator will not force you to make a decision. The mediation process is confidential, except in cases of child abuse, elder abuse, and credible threats of violence. The mediators will not give information shared in the mediation process with anyone outside the process.
Mediation is voluntary.
Either participant can end the mediation process at any time and no one can be forced to agree to anything that they do not want. The agreement is a summary of the solutions you and the other person make to solve your dispute. The agreement may be a legally binding document if you wish. To prepare for mediation, think about what you need and what you are willing to do to achieve it.