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How CMC Works
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- You call us or we receive a referral from a third party.
- We contact each party to see if each is willing to try mediation.
- Mediators facilitate the conversation and process.
- Mediators help with brainstorming ideas. They do not make value judgments or tell you what you should do.
- If you make an agreement, the mediators help write that agreement in your words.
- Even without an agreement a better understanding of each other's issues, perceptions and feelings usually develops, which can help lead to a solution to the situation later on.
Mediation is
- Informal - no formal records are kept; any agreements or decisions made are yours
- Confidential - except when there are allegations of abuse or imminent violence which must, by law, be reported
- Satisfying - all sides are heard and all sides work on the solution
- Affordable - low cost and free in most cases
- Convenient - usually can be held in your community
- Quick - usually a meeting can be scheduled within a few weeks if all parties are willing and ready
- Helpful - Resolution is reached in approximately 85 percent of mediations
- Impartial - CMC does not discriminate due to age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.
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