Find your way through conflict

   My approach to conflict and dispute resolution is tactful and considerate. I search for common ground and promote open dialogue. I am not afraid to ask emotionally difficult questions especially if it is going to contribute toward mutual understanding. I encourage transparent communication that will motivate the people in conflict to move forward and create solutions and agreements that satisfy all parties.

Find Solutions To Your Conflicts Quickly With The Help of Mediation

About Dispute Resolution

   Using a neutral third-party Dispute Resolution mediator is an efficient way to quickly resolve conflict.: It is an attractive choice for you if you are wanting to maintain and keep your relationship intact. It is an ideal solution for people who want to be equally involved in overcoming the conflict and have struggled unsuccessfully in the past to work out the conflict between themselves. Dispute Resolution is a confidential and voluntary procedure that utilizes a qualified neutral mediator to assist the parties in dispute. The mediator encourages the parties to:

• Specify what is important to both of them

• Build understanding and empathy

• formulate decisions that meet the interests of all parties

• create solutions together

• Resolve the conflict and strengthen the relationship

•  take part in a meaningful dialogue

• Identify the issues and interests of all parties

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Family-Resolution

Relationship Mediation Achieve solutions together

   At times a relationship or family can find itself under pressure, it can feel like the relationship is in jeopardy. The sooner a troubling situation is resolved, the easier it can be to move forward and mend relationships.

   By helping the families identify their underlying interests and concerns Dispute resolution mediation will help to restore balance and peace in the family.

The Dispute resolution mediation process will hold a space where the family can improve communications and create solutions based on trust and understanding.

   I work with couples, families and other relationships, assisting everyone to express their interests hopes and needs. By listening to others and fostering empathy the parties in conflict can find themselves coming together to create agreements that work for everyone

Marriage

   When a couple is caught up in conflict and trying to manage day-to-day family responsibilities, dispute resolution can stop the quarrelling, promote better communication, and mend wounded relationships. It is an attractive choice for people who are wanting to maintain and keep their relationship intact. I can also help you through separation, divorce and parenting issues, when the marriage just cannot be rescued.
In spite of the fact that many couples may experience much the same disagreements, each couple’s situation is distinct and one of a kind. Only the partners can make sense of their state of affairs, so they are far better qualified to decide the ideal solution than anyone else.

Blended-Families

   Often when a couple starts living together each with their own children, everyone in the family can experience growing pains and adjustments. Dispute resolution can help the parents and children create a new blended family and support them in creating a congenial and warm family environment. As the challenging issues are recognized and the tensions are acknowledged, the whole family using the benefits of a third party versed in Dispute resolution can sit down together and develop a game plan. This plan is designed to unify the new blended family. The family needs to generate guidelines and ground rules that they all agree on. Both parents need to help create harmony and address and eliminate any preferential treatment or favoritism, and use an unwavering and unbiased management approach for their children.

Elder Care

   As the family ages and the parents grow older the children switch roles and find themselves in the role of caregivers. Because of these changes the siblings and parents can find themselves in stress and conflict. The conflicts are often about what each sibling thinks is best for their elderly parents. There are many things to consider from finances to caregiving. With the help of Dispute Resolution mediation each member of the family can participate in an open dialogue where everyone’s input is considered and valued. It can be a time and place where issues are identified and interests explored and ultimately solutions generated that reflect what is best for the whole family .

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Separation and Divorce Mediation

How to Divorce or get a Separation using a Family Mediator

    Hi I am Allen Haggstrom and a family mediator. Going through a Separation or a Divorce is one of the most stressful times in any person’s life. I provide a comfortable and save environment to have the difficult or emotional discussions needed to prepare for your life after separation. Mediation will make conflicts manageable and bring you to a workable plan for resolve. It is cost effective and efficient. The mediation process helps you come to a mutually beneficial agreement. I support you in identifying the topics to be discussed, and in exploring the variety of possible solutions to the issues. I will draft a Memorandum of Understanding and review it with you to ensure it accurately reflects the decisions you have made together. You will review the plan with your lawyer and it will be incorporated into your Separation Agreement. Independent separate legal advice is recommended so that the agreement of the parties can be fully and legally effected thereafter.

What Mediators do during a Separation and Divorce Mediation

• Childcare arrangements

• Spousal & Child Maintenance,

• Division of Assets,

• Pensions and Insurances / Business Assets

• New living arrangements, including that of any children,

• Issues involving children including, Access, Custody and Guardianship

• Issues surrounding the education and schooling of the children,

• Family holidays & special occasions (Christmas etc.),

The Family Mediation Process is:

• A totally confidential process between the parties

• A safe, neutral and non-threatening environment in which to discuss issues

• Completely Impartial

• An organized and constructive process

• Non-judgemental and Non adversarial (as would be typical of court proceedings)

• A process leading to a lasting long-term agreement

• Agreed to and ‘owned’ by the parties themselves

• Quick, typically only lasting a day

Family Mediation in a breakup will:

• Significantly speed up the process of either a Separation or Divorce

• Give a better and more effective outcome that makes sense to the parties themselves

• Dramatically reduce the cost of the whole process 

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Workplace  Business  Strata  Resolution

Create a Work Environment That Enables People to Thrive

   In this fast paced, often-troubled society, mediation has emerged as a way to reduce conflicts that can escalate if not addressed.  Mediation is typically used between employers, employees, or Businesses who have some sort of ongoing conflict. The mediator is a neutral third party that provides a neutral channel for discussion between the two sides. Mediation takes place over a series of sessions that are designed to foster good communication between parties and reduce or eliminate potential disagreements. A mediator is a trained professional in collaborative communication. The mediator’s goal is to create an environment where all parties feel heard and understood while still maintaining the ability to communicate. Mediation facilitates a collaborative environment. In fact, it is commonly referred to as a “win-win” environment. With mediation, the mediator ensures that the parties are able to reach a mutually agreeable resolution. Mediation is becoming more popular every day. Mediators help both sides to find solutions for their issues. Because of the high success rate of mediation, many companies that have already used mediation as a part of their employee relations policy have found it to be an effective way to deal with a variety of problems. As long as you have an issue that you are working through with your employee, it is better to try mediation before taking things to court or hiring a lawyer. Mediation provides an avenue for a quick resolution for the problem that may not be available to the company if the matter was resolved in a court setting. Your employees may be surprised by the benefits of using mediation to solve their conflicts.