ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution): processes for settling a dispute without litigation; these alternative processes include arbitration and mediation.

Agreement to Mediate: an agreement between the parties in a dispute to try to resolve their dispute by using the mediation process.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): See “ADR” above.

Arbitration: a confidential process for resolving disputes where a neutral person(s) selected by the parties hears the partys’ case and decides the outcome of the dispute.

Arbitrator: person chosen by the parties in dispute to decide their case through arbitration.

Caucus: a method used by mediators to overcome impasse between parties in mediations; it involves having separate confidential meetings the individual parties.

Certified Mediator: a mediator who has met the certifications training and experience requirements established by the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Child Support: payments to be made by one parent to another parent for the support of their child(ren).

Conflict: a state of ongoing disharmony between incompatible or antithetical persons, ideas or interest.

Custody: responsibility for the care and control of a child; authority to make decisions concerning the child.

Dispute: what emerges from conflicts that are not will managed; disputes are tangible and concrete with issues and positions.

Equitable Distribution: fair division of marital assets between the parties.

Family Mediation: a mediation in which parties are related by marriage or blood in which relationships and family histories may be very important; family mediation include matters relating to prenuptial agreements, separation and divorce issues such as equitable distribution, custody, visitation, child support and spousal support, family businesses, and contested wills.

Litigation: the processes involved in a lawsuit generally with the involvement of attorneys, judges and courts.

Mediated Agreement: a written, binding agreement reached by the parties in mediation to resolve their dispute.

Mediation: a confidential process for resolving disputes where trained neutral third parties assist people who are in conflict in: explaining their stories, listening to the other party, identifying the issues in the disputes and finding mutually acceptable solutions.

Mediation Orientation: an explanation of mediation made by the mediator to the parties prior to their mediation.

Mediator: a neutral, impartial person having no interest in the outcome of a conflict who has been trained to help parties in conflict resolve their issue; a mediator is responsible for providing a fair process, creating a respectful and safe place to talk and facilitating communication.

Separation Agreement: an agreement reached between couples memorializing their agreements concerning distribution of marital assets, spousal support and, if there are children, visitation rights, legal and physical custody and child support.

Meditation: sounds similar to and is often confused with, “mediation”. Meditation and mediation are not the same.

Spousal Support: payments made by one spouse to another upon their separation or divorce.

Visitation: the right of a parent without physical custody of his/her child(ren) to visit with the child(ren) at times and places agreed upon by the parents.

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