Sentences with phrase «mediation reaches a state»

He thought then that we would have a long way to go before mediation reaches a state of maturity but he recognized that momentum was gathering pace.

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On Jan. 15 the UFT was informed by the mediator appointed by the state's Public Employment Relations Board that the city and the Department of Education have refused to take part in mediation designed to help us reach an agreement on a new model for teacher evaluations.

HKMA stated that, under the scheme, the mediation process would be a confidential, voluntary, non-binding and private dispute resolution process «in which a neutral person (the mediator) helps the parties to reach a negotiated settlement or to narrow the issues in dispute.

The time it takes to reach resolution in mediation depends upon many factors, including the number and complexity of issues involved, the timing and frequency of mediation sessions, and the participants» emotional state and level of cooperation.

Some states have mediation programs ordered by the court to help you reach an agreement.

The legislatures in most states are set up to give divorcing couples every opportunity to reach a settlement agreement on their own through mediation before going to trial.

Feminists have been the most vocal and persuasive group in stating their concerns about women who use the mediation process to reach divorce settlements.

There is no mandatory mediation in Washington, but the state encourages spouses to attend mediation, which involves a neutral third party who helps the spouses resolve their differences regarding child custody, spousal support or other issues so that they can reach agreement.

Since the state encourages parents to reach an agreement on their own, divorce courts often order parents to attend mediation to help facilitate the negotiation process.

In most states, family courts prefer that divorcing parents reach an agreement on their own or with the help of alternative dispute resolution techniques like mediation or collaborative practice.

According to the Code of Virginia, which contains the State of Virginia Statutory laws, «mediation means a process in which a mediator facilitates communication between the parties and, without deciding the issues or imposing a solution on the parties, enables them to understand and to reach a mutually agreeable resolution to their dispute.»