Success Stories:
Homeowner's Association Board deadlocked over how to prioritize
issues and expenditures. Facilitation resulted in a community survey,
a long range plan, and mediation for community problem solving.
Neighbors
preparing to sue each other over damage done to one
owner's home by a construction project of the adjacent neighbor.
At conclusion of mediation, both agreed to amount of damages
and established a working relationship to solve additional
issues over property lines, fences, access, and barking dogs.
Family ownership
of business resulted in disagreements over
ownership, income, workload, and future capital expenditures. Conflict
resulted in grandparents being isolated from their grandchildren, parents
not talking to son, employees taking sides. Mediation resulted
in son
buying parents out of business, workplace and family apologies, and
family
celebrating Thanksgiving together. Family continues to be able
to enjoy
each other, and the business is prospering!
Couple wanting to get divorced did not want the expense or time
constraints of obtaining legal advice. Mediators were able to
help them
sort out how to split the household, including the dogs, distribute
the
proceeds of the home sale, and residence until the divorce became final.
At conclusion, the couple were able to jointly file for divorce without
a lawyer,
were happy with their ability to communicate and solve problems together,
and successfully took up separate lives without lingering animosity.