CONCLUDING THE MEDIATION
1 §11.1 INTRODUCTION"hrm rslaton are more likely o honor he commitment they take" The
way the process ends an also affec the part’ wllagets to eee
ch oter i an agreements eached but future putes ate, se el ee
Impediments to Closure. Usfrtnstely, te cd often comes ata pone when
wither the pacicpans nor the mediator wing wo devote adioee ane
sffor to wrap things up propery, These area lea thats asec
ty wher eachig resol leaves the prints cy gods cy may
no elf any farther procs atl maybe happy to dpens oak oh a
be peeved as poscselement cust" in some earce ie nay ee
Secon ater completing he hard emotions desnng wo es oe
ord paticpnts maybe ied and elnga ifthe inne Wie cn
Thi foo eslusion was reached ates who are ete any maybe
n no moed to resuin inthe sate eooe with each ether ich es es te
Overcoming These Impediments Elfstive mediators ry # work around
‘hese hurdles ad persuade the partie of the vale of leat sons some con
roses. Hereaesmme ways meiatorscan make the ssa the laa
Bring de paces back together. As we due Chapt
tno cxtcused epatiaton, medatrsotenty wba se hel
fonda chemthe chance oconstistsomethingtapeter chip ea
tothe mata eating down with whi shy may have beg he poe
Savor andcelbrate access. Ifa agroement reached, medatorsean yo
Scesing the hard work and safes made by allinoled adhe wore
final connection berween the prt in whch smal or Heat a
couraged, perhaps while dovumens are being deaf, Nice peace
sation, eeremonsl ml or one elbraton might een fe ake
The mediator can herself devve ret station fom ee on of
commemorate the thawing of damaged felingy or the cores ot
‘elaionsips or contain an expression of sinter apyrecat woth
Imeliator by docu sumed acs,ese
Emphasize che postive. When agroement has not heen ceached or when
Tina jon seston —what has bon scicred. This
‘ew information that as lamed by enh of the partie and factual i
Steet nt ay have been cad. The meat ny alo poet ont
511.3 FORMALIZING AGREEMENTS: IS A WRITING NEEDED?
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a etngs the answer wil be clear th partie in
ay thir oral agreement ted as judgment bythe cout
alike mediation When his occ, ow shoul he mediary 1 ade t this le; No matter ow uch et pens
1 dome the parts eave without reducing ther agementsto some
"Why? Because the absence of writing tan inveation fare apes. Even
inthe best of faith,
fe rcrores cs dell. a
the specie commitments each side made In slton, paris lesvng without
fonnal agreement in hand elten have cecond though abom the negated oe
‘come ora abject to" Monday maningquarterbackng by fen fam
what was agreed iy Boome dst
511.4 WHO SHOULD DRAFT THE AGREEMENT?
serecnet ht raced, Ever apt rom ne expert we baeve that
should seo exrecontal ove the drafting prot Efe medio
te an invitation to factor bickering, caecally when one ie ces
hey commonly oe to “ake sings
renter
tonrladed They may have thei on peered language oka
‘ther standard tr oe ake professionel pide ihr owmdating aby They
‘maybe motivated by the dee oo tedioal lawyer eves to hei ches
aera process in which, in pathy took s bak set When atone make cle
it eae dafng the weit eel alik choice but defer other wits.” Neverthe, even hee the potential for
‘second hough, hard memories and competitive amin (ot seeing) ha.
ing the dating pins the wisdom ofthe m ding sel Having ty
Pasta least an olin ofthe agreed term foe they leave theron
nee ther an expectation tat there wll be a wsten etement arent
that ee meatr wl draft In sone ofthese scting, the ase ora fhe
feveloped mediation programs in specialized areas sometincs require the we of
Frspioed forms contining sandal povaton hacan be filed in ot mid
Where hiss no she an, wht priate sbould pide th
511.5 DRAFTING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS:
PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES
The task of deafing 4 mediation agreement can sometimes be srsightorw
Crain speements tain only spe exchange of promivy for
fame, Mary Hs Diam ker tan 930
Ther seations however the task of prem defn canbe desepsively
complex, expel for inexperienced meso ime limite the mediator
ray te tempted to unc eigh onto patng words down om ppt comp
asc Tow ofcontrace and espa choles eed oe
huh th nora should the language be? How died
fr general Towhat extent shoul the greemen ry toancpat things tha coud
{Eo erong ia the fare? Answers the questions would se co depend on hy
Penal audences foe te agreement and the eft diferent language choices
parties themselves The language of the agreement they sign haste poeta fo
stent govern ht fare ha thm monitor ech
nce and avon farther dapat. From this pes ul
Sc hat hetero she setienestsperncat should a
and dear a posableThe second pineal since fx cement isthe cour sme op
thara port ter complain of noncompliance, Facing on this suience wel
ako sem to pontin the detonof pong agrees hat ae song cag,
‘ndertandable, complete ad scaly capable of bing enforced,
‘Bor bighly deta language may be lc oda wer the presse of
ealines, wth he parpans anos tobe de wth the eatin anon th
ay. In addtn, he purs fen come with potential sien” adeno th
: neat ad who ay
‘en ete rh highly specific ones? =
you ate faniliar, Hee iva hypothe! sprecmentin the resin of Wilbon
Settlement Agreement
2, The renovation wil be
A Two-Stage Process of Agreement Drafting. There apy two sage
tothe proces of drafting clement agreement The fis involves confirming td
The First tage: Confem and Put into Words the Agrermeats That Have
Already Been Reached. Typically, she mediator begins summatiing what
the pans have aged oan bait thes confema She thenage orambygunis so ast sep the psy ofa new round of ign
Aiming for cat ao requre aeiinglfy langage and neces
techoeal jargon. Inthe Wikon agreement atone. doe, the word
profesional nTacgiaph 1 net thee sandra? How about wren
iy? He i a al could each ofthese sentences be improved? What Jo
You think aboot the use of the word cnadeaton in Paragrah SP
Bespecfi. When the paris ed over a draft agreement hey shoul now
wilh peccy who ol do whan wha sequence and ben, por
‘operational dts neo be tclded to proide guidance to he pater,
rn avo fate daagoement In Wilson this woud certainly sec
foe adding a date when the work wl en. Whae aout «staring tn
‘Should he "tee day” time Tout in Paragraph 2 he refined to spel
vou” versus “clenar” days Does the history of he pate pt de
‘What about the particle the job left bedone and agtedo by th
pats isalingthe countertop and tack ghtngs changing the ait
Fixing the linoleum seam and son? Should thse al be dented
Paragraph 1? I 20, bow? What about the spciics of dhe "yuaranee
fered in Paragraph 3 1 these shoul be shed ut fn re deta, hove
woul you doit theres poi at whch nereasng the eve of comctal
‘dea ops being hell and instead ks destroying any. evan
mosphere ofan? Hv do you know when hat line bingapproached
Uselanguage hats mutual pone, purponeal and personal, Agreements
ould be framed in their most postive and balanced igh and should
clade, where posable repost! promises bythe partes When are
mens facade real commitments By all the patie no st one th
Enhances thee apparent famene an eedvcs the tk of poet stlenen
sareement. While necsnily general snd ‘hur not
tle ‘What would you think of «preamble ro the Wi
tat ther tend tbe aigationomcay ad
ies Tather tha whit they will ot Jo-—andescores the
Eeorebusons each wll make vo the fare rtonship and vide ny
Inthe fi mone should generally be dated langage thatlooks forward, oe backward, especialy in ways tht might imply or
assign blame forte evee that eto the conten
(Given this guidance, how would you see the cond seotence of
Paageaph 1 ofthe Woe daft? sth lngungenecsar? Could Se
raed more efeciey? How? What about Targeapy #2
Finally, «personal, nonboreairatic one cane set by refering to
the panies‘by name and eltonsip tthe conic rather ten or
Deshaps in addition to} their offal "role n he peosdings (plain
dant, complaining party, et}. The equicemens of reviewing
‘our or agency might hae soethig toy about ths In Wil, bg
might he pres be eee too than at lif an "defendant
The Sccond Stage: Strengthen the Existing Agreement or Accept It as
“Good Enough"s 1 the bargaining has been tough Polouged or he
agen fled to ienify importa es, the bse spreareereched hy the
Parties maybe somewhat skeletal [This ca als ocut where He parses nese
tions have been short ad amicable) Important ops overboke, ated ot
incor assumed eo have ben snlad in the deal may only cet to the
baipunts and the mediator once he drafting posts wars Geng eonerete
shout the agreed general rr of has» tendency Wo fos the purslpons
‘ind on mising del
However, each tinea nw and unsolved isintoducl nt the dralting
proces ees he posiby of renewed agotations tht could jeopardize,
Fragile peace. I she pares dn’ sugges ings sbowt new eens how ithe
redaor to decide when tots "upseing the apie cat by nrodocing sade
"onal isesor considerations? Ar wht pont could the med ee bes jobs
‘The Goal: Practical, Durable Agreements That Will Be Complied
With, “To-us the mos importane consilertion i deciding whether tase
ny new team sth extent ro which i offer the pony of engieang he
‘el by enhancing te Uktiood hat wl be honored eo scencason, In cvty
Imelation, the mediators pmary gol shld be ty toctafta acca a