Table of Contents

Introduction

A. UNDERSTANDING MEDIATION............................................................. Intro/3

B. USING THIS BOOK.....................................................................................

Mediation Basics

A. WHAT IS MEDIATION?.................................................................................. 1/3

B. HOW DO CASES GET TO MEDIATION?...................................................... 1/7

C. ANATOMY OF A MEDIATION................................................................... 1/11

D. MEDIATION VS. OTHER FORMS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION................. 1/16

Deciding Whether to Mediate

A. WHAT TYPES OF DISPUTES CAN BE MEDIATED?..................................... 2/3

B. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MEDIATION.......................... 2/4

C. WHEN MEDIATION MAKES SENSE......................................................... 2/9

D. FACTORS OPPOSING MEDIATION.......................................................... 2/16

Write an Agreement That Works

A. WHY YOU NEED A WRITTEN AGREEMENT.............................................. 7/2

B. TEN GUIDELINES FOR WRITING AN EFFECTIVE AGREEMENT............. 7/4

C. SAMPLE AGREEMENTS................................................................................ 7/13

D. MAKE YOUR AGREEMENT LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE........................... 7/19

E. PROVIDING FOR A LAWYER'S OR OTHER ADVISER'S REVIEW............. 7/24

F. SIGNING THE AGREEMENT....................................................................... 7/25

8 If You Don't Reach an Agreement

A. GET HELP FROM THE MEDIATOR................................................................ 8/2

B. SMALL CLAIMS COURT................................................................................. 8/6

C. ARBITRATION................................................................................................

D. START A LAWSUIT........................................................................................ 8/14

9 If Your Mediation Agreement Doesn't Work

A. CHANGING YOUR AGREEMENT.................................................................. 9/2

B. IF THE OTHER PARTY RENEGES................................................................... 9/6

Divorce Mediation

A. WHAT IS DIVORCE MEDIATION?.............................................................. 10/3

B. ISSUES COMMON TO COURT-SPONSORED AND PRIVATE

MEDIATION................................................................................................. 10/7

C. COURT-SPONSORED DIVORCE MEDIATION.......................................... 10/19

D. PRIVATE DIVORCE MEDIATION.............................................................. 10/27

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Mediating Business Disputes

A. SELECTING A BUSINESS MEDIATOR

11/5

B. BUSINESS DISPUTES THAT CAN BE MEDIATED................................................ 11/8

C. GETTING YOUR CASE TO THE TABLE.................................................... 11/12

D. PREPARING FOR YOUR BUSINESS MEDIATION................................... 11/16

E. INSIDE THE MEDIATION SESSION........................................................... 11/16

F. WRITING THE AGREEMENT.................................................................... 11/18

G. OTHER DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES FOR BUSINESS CASES... 11/18

Mediating Employment Disputes

A. DECIDING WHETHER TO MEDIATE.......................................................... 12/5

B. CHOOSING A MEDIATOR.......................................................................... 12/9

C. PREPARING FOR THE MEDIATION......................................................... 12/13

D. SETTLEMENT OPTIONS............................................................................ 12/17

Lawyers and Legal Research

A. USING A LAWYER IN MEDIATION............................................................ 13/2

B. LEGAL RESEARCH....................................................................................... 13/8

Appendix A: Sample Mediation Rules

Appendix B: Standards of Conduct for Mediators

Appendix C: National and Regional Mediation Organizations and Services

Appendix D: Statewide Mediation Offices

Index