Mediation can help overburdened court systems resolve foreclosure disputes says commentator Nick Thomas, Esq. in a TCPalm.com story (Mediation loosens the budget squeeze for courts and litigants, 6/23/2009).Mandatory mediation programs have began in Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties in Florida. Thomas supports this move and thinks the system could serve as a model for other disputes:
A better system would be to follow the lead of the foreclosure program and refer divorce cases out to mediation immediately upon filing.
Even better, if the public knew more about the benefits of mediation, informed parties with disputes of all sorts would seek out mediation before they even considered filing in court.
In other states, foreclosure mediation is a mixed bag. The July edition of Court ADR Connection highlights proposed legislation to create foreclosure mediation programs in multiple states. Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maine, and Nevada passed mediation bills, while proposed foreclosure mediation bills in Minnesota and New Mexico were not successful.
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