::What types of disputes can be mediated?::

WHAT TYPE OF DISPUTES ARE SUITABLE FOR MEDIATION?

ALMOST ALL TYPES!

The cases mediated by CMC volunteers are primarily civil cases involving:
parents, children, neighbors, juvenile offenders, tenants and landlords, the workplace environment & employment, small business deals, corporate deals, construction, real estate, health care, church, nonprofit organizations, and community-based disputes about recognition, funding, racism, sexism, homophobia, etc.

CMC also mediates criminal misdemeanor cases referred by the District Attorney's Office involving domestic or neighborhood violence. CMC never mediates the violence, but rather mediates conditions of disposition, such as supervised visitation, child support, and psychological services.

It is not necessary for cases to have legal issues and/or lawsuits pending. Disputes are almost always about feelings and needs of the parties, and won't always "go away" even if there is a lawsuit.

Family Violence:
CMC staff screen all disputes involving intimate partners or former intimate partners for domestic violence history and issues. Our volunteer mediators are trained in how to screen cases and recognize and deal with issues of power and control between parties to mediation. For more about domestic violence, go here.

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