Internet Mediation
When is it Appropriate?
1. When contesting parties are far apart geograpically.
2. When one party is unable to travel.
3. In court-ordered cases, if both parties agree and the court does not object.
How It's Done:
Subscribe to Skype or other service. www.skype.com
Use computer equipped with camera and microphone.
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1. Notify the mediator that both parties agree to Internet mediation.
2. Sign a contract agreeing to mediation and to pay a negotiated fee. (The fee will depend on the contested amount and estimated time required.)
3. Both parties email or fax position papers to the mediator.
4. The mediator and both parties agree on a date and time.
5. At the appointed time, each party and the mediator meet via the Internet.