Simply, mediation is a form of dispute resolution where the parties involved bring in an impartial third party to use his/her expertise to help them work through their differences to a solution. The parties to disputes that may be mediated can include individuals, corporations, organizations and even governments.

To begin a mediation, a nonpartisan mediator who is knowledgeable in the area of dispute is brought in by the parties to guide them in negotiation, to air differences and to arrive at at a solution or agreement to the matter at hand.

Mediation lends itself most easily to situations where both parties have an interest in reaching an agreement that works for both.  Such situations include prenuptial agreements, divorce, separation, eldercare, family issues, estate disputes, medical issues, grievances, land use, landlord-tenant disputes, contracts and other disputes that are not highly adversarial.

Mediation has been around in one form or another ever since man started having business or social interactions with each other.  Mediators have been known over time by many other names including medium, interpolator, intercessor, conciliator, interlocutor and more.  Some cultures have restricted the use of mediation and/or required that only certain authorities can act as a mediator.

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• Settling School Disputes Before They Escalate Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesSettling school disputes before they escalateLos Angeles TimesAt Charles Maclay Middle School in Pacoima, a program funded by the Center for Civic Mediation teaches students how to resolve conflict and learn to coexist peacefully among their classmates. Alejando Juarez, 13, a seventh grader at Charles Maclay
• County, CSEA Head To Mediation Evening Observer
County, CSEA head to mediationEvening ObserverBy declaring an impasse and moving to mediation, CSEA Unit 6300 President Rose Conti showed interest in no longer negotiating, Edwards said, which allows him to discuss the issue. The county and the union entered into negotiations in August, and more raquo
• Tribal Mediation To Drive AlQaida Militants Out Of Yemeni Towns CRIENGLISH.com
Tribal Mediation to Drive al Qaida Militants out of Yemeni TownsCRIENGLISH.comquotThe mediation plan indicated and urged the immediate departure of the terrorists from the seized cities without any conditions, otherwise the government will use force to restore the stability and security there,quot he added. However, sources close to and more raquo
• QuotRussia Can Be A Mediator For The Middle Eastquot Claims Expert Sacrament...
Telegraph.co.ukquotRussia can be a Mediator for the Middle Eastquot Claims ExpertSacramento BeeAgainst this economic background, Russia39s claim to mediate in the Middle East seems all the more justified, while the situation in Europe remains critical. quotUnder the circumstances, Moscow could not only host the talks between the Syrian government Out of its LeagueAhram OnlineNo more halfhearted efforts in Syrian diplomacyFinancial TimesSyria fighting escalates, as Russia offer goes nowhereSan Antonio ExpressUPI.com RIA Novosti Ya Libnanall 7,318 news articles raquo
• QuotRussia Can Be A Mediator For The Middle Eastquot Claims Expert MarketWat...
quotRussia can be a Mediator for the Middle Eastquot Claims ExpertMarketWatch press releaseAgainst this economic background, Russia39s claim to mediate in the Middle East seems all the more justified, while the situation in Europe remains critical. quotUnder the circumstances, Moscow could not only host the talks between the Syrian government and more raquo