Letters,
Judges and Judiciary,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jun. 16, 2012
'You can lead a horse to water...': the pros and cons of mandatory mediation
"Court-ordered mediation often fails to deliver" (June 8) generalizes and oversimplifies the issue.
Scott Slater Markus
"Court-ordered mediation often fails to deliver" (June 8) generalizes and oversimplifies the issue. Ordering parties to participate in mediation may be appropriate in some cases, but certainly not all cases.
Unfortunately, court-ordered mediation is more likely to be ineffective when the parties fail to have decision-makers present and invested in the process. Instead, recalcitrant parties and their counsel go through the motions and the mediation really is a waste of time and mone...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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