What are the different mediation styles?

For any dispute brought to mediation, mediators can approach the mediation using one of the following mediation styles:

Evaluative Mediation – This is when the mediator evaluates your position and voices his/her opinion as to what a judge would do in the circumstances.  The mediator then attempts to arrive at a solution that addresses each of the parties legal rights (as opposed to their interests),  The parties have less control in arriving at a resolution of this matter;

Facilitative Mediation – The disputing parties maintain control over the process.  Unlike Evaluative Mediation, the mediator will not voice his/her opinion as to how to resolve the issues.  The mediator searches for underlying interests and facilitates the parties at arriving at options in order to generate a solution to their issues.

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