Hays County Commissioners voted 4-1 last week to create an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system, whereby interested parties would be provided with trained mediators to facilitate mutually agreed upon settlements out of court. The ADR system will be funded with fees collected from everyone who files a case in district, county or justice of the peace (JP) courts, whether or not they use the mediation service.
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County Aims for Dispute Resolution System
I hope this works. This alternative process should help to open up the court calendar.
ReplyDeleteThis is a big step forward. Now, let's pray they don't find a reason not to fund it.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, Hays County!
ReplyDeleteA standing ovation!
Just think how many guardianships might be avoided if this program were in place.
ReplyDeleteFeuding families are the number one door opener for a third-party guardian.
ReplyDeleteIf they are forced to sit across the table from one another and settle differences, innocent victims of those feuds might be spared.
Family disputes usually start for a good reason. Perhaps one sibling suspects the other (the caregiver) of abuse. Meadiation would bring resolve to those disputes.
ReplyDeleteIs brother actually stealing? Well, maybe not. And if he's not, then the family dispute can heal.
Dispute resolution is what is needed to save families - and lives!
ReplyDeleteThis is a positive move - please continue to follow and see what happens in Hays Co. with this program.
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