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MEDIATION SERVICES
AVAILABLE
Since July 2002, the General District Court for York County and Poquoson has
made available mediation services for civil and small claims cases. Mediation is
a problem solving process facilitated by a neutral, third party. Mediation is
confidential and offered at no cost to either party. A mediator certified by the
Virginia Supreme Court works with you to help you arrive at a solution that is
acceptable to both parties.
Mediation is a positive way of resolving a dispute. It works especially well
when the parties involved have had a relationship and/or will continue to have
ongoing contact with each. Perhaps you are family members, neighbors, business
associates, or a consumer and a merchant or a tenant and a landlord. Mediation
offers you the opportunity to actively participate in the resolution of the
issue. Frequently neither party is truly satisfied with court imposed decisions
because of the limitations of the law. When you work together, you have more
options to choose from to solve the problem. There is almost never only one
solution to any problem. Mediation helps both parties explore all the options.
You can meet with the contract mediator onsite on your court date and possibly
resolve things the same day. If you are able to reach a partial agreement, the
court will still hear the unresolved issues. And even if you are unable to reach
agreement, you will most likely have a better understanding of the issues before
the case goes to trial than you do now.
For more information about mediation click
here.
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