Ensuring the Continued Viability of Rural Communities: Using Mediation to Settle Disputes
Ensuring the Continued Viability of Rural Communities: Using Mediation to Settle Disputes
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2017-08
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Grahame, Mason
Goeringer, Paul
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Mediation, a form of alternative dispute resolution, has considerable advantages over litigation in terms of relationships among parties, finances, and time. Mediation can be a useful alternative to expensive litigation for many disputes. It encourages individuals to take responsibility for their issues by meeting to discuss both sides of the story openly, and properly identifying facts with a mediator in an effort to avoid expensive litigation.
This publication covers Maryland's Agricultural Conflict Resolution Service through the Maryland Department of Agriculture. This USDA approved mediation program works to provide low-cost to free mediation services to resolve agricultural disputes.