Mediation is: 1. A way for you to resolve disputes with the assistance of a mediator. 2. Voluntary... you must be willing to participate in resolving your differences and working towards a mutual outcome. 3. A process where you develop a mutually agreeable plan... 4. Private, flexible and informal. 5. A setting where you can comfortable negotiate a separation agreement providing for financial and property matters and a parenting plan for your children. 6. An opportunity to speak directly to the other person about issues in a neutral and safe environment. 7. Typically less expensive and simpler than court process. 8. A process where you can also resolve disputed civil matters. Mediation is not: 1. Someone else telling you what you should or should not do... A mediator acts as a neutral third party. 2. A legal process, although the results can be used to help formalize a legal agreement regarding your mutual decisions. 3. As expensive as litigation. The goal is for the people involved to...