MEDIATION is an alternative means of dispute resolution wherein the parties negotiate and resolve their conflicts together in the presence of a neutral third party- the mediator.
This process requires that both parties understand and recognize the interests of the other, work together for a compromise acceptable to them both. Their interaction is facilitated by the mediator, skilled in promoting communication and moving the parties beyond conflict.
The parties are provided a forum wherein they can capitalize on their common interests to chart their own future and come to a resolution on their own terms where both parties are winners, there is no loser and the well-being of the parties and their children is respected.