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Basically, any dispute can be mediated, including those civil disputes involving contracts, leases, small business ownership, employment, and others. Nonviolent criminal matters, such as claims of verbal or other personal harassment, can also be successfully mediated.
Although there are hundreds of thousands of laws on the books, many types of common disputes simply do not raise a legal claim that you can take to court. Disputes between family members, employees, or neighbors are sometimes of this type. Fortunately, mediation is available even when courts are not.
For example, a successful family-owned business may be struggling with the issues that arise as the founder/owner looks to pass on ownership and/or control of the business. There may be varying levels of interest among the family members that are entitled to, or expected to, come into ownership of the business. Mediation can provide the parties with a safe, non-threatening, process that would address the underlying interests and concerns of the parties and, with their agreement, assist the family in addressing the issues. Clearly, the family is interested in maintaining both the business and the family relationships, both of which could be negatively impacted by protracted adversarial litigation.
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