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Mediation/Dispute Resolution offered at Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County

Mediation/Dispute Resolution offered at Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County

People involved in a conflict meet with two skilled mediators for a 2-hour session. Without taking sides, mediators guide the parties through a process to resolve their conflict and reach a solution both of them can live with, resulting in successful resolution more than 80% of the time. Mediation can be used by: - Neighbors - Tenants and landlords - Homeowners facing foreclosure - Employees and supervisors - Work teams - Business owners and their customers - Divorcing couples - Parents developing parenting plans - Teens and their parents - Elders, their families and caregivers. Mediation does not prevent either party from taking further action such as filing a grievance, using arbitration or going to court.

Physical Address

Hours

M-F, 9am-4:30pm

Application process

Call the DRC. Must be able to provide us with the phone number or address of the person you are in conflict with.

Fee

Each party's fee is assessed separately and charged on a sliding scale. Parenting plan mediation grants are sometimes available to cover the cost of 2 mediation sessions.

Eligibility

A phone volunteer will talk over your conflict with you to see if mediation is right for you. All parties in the conflict need to agree to try mediation. Usually the DRC will call the other people involved to see if they are interested in trying mediation.

Languages

Spanish

Agency info

Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County

The Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County (DRC) provides mediation and conflict resolution services, group facilitation, training and youth services. Mediation is an effective, inexpensive, convenient, confidential and safe way of resolving conflict.