http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Minnesota/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free Minnesota Alternative Dispute Resolution legal forms and free Minnesota Alternative Dispute Resolution legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Minnesota/can-mediation-work-when-one-party-is-much-les.html This is referred to as a balance of power issue since knowledge and power are closely related. Power between the parties doesn`t have to be equal at the beginning of mediation, but any imbalance must be manageable. The weaker party must have the willingness and ability to learn about finances. Then, with information provided by the mediator and sometimes by outside professionals, the less knowledgeable party can be brought up to speed, and power can be equalized. Minnesota Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Minnesota/what-if-one-side-is-suspicious-that-the-other.html Both parties must trust that full financial disclosure will be made. If suspicions run deep, mediation is generally inappropriate. Minnesota Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Minnesota/what-is-contract-mediation.html Contract mediation usually starts when negotiations between the parties become non­productive or cease altogether. The mediator convenes a meeting to help the parties find a basis for resolving the dispute on terms that are acceptable to both parties. Minnesota Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Minnesota/what-is-grievance-mediation.html Grievance mediation is a significant and growing area. Using traditional mediation procedures and techniques, mediators assist labor and management in the resolution of disputes over contract interpretation or employee discipline, which might otherwise be submitted to arbitration. Minnesota Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Minnesota/which-people-are-more-likely-candidates-for-m.html Since mediation is strictly voluntary, both members must want to reach a fair settlement in a non­adversarial way. They must have the ability to sit in the same room and listen to each other, often with the mediator`s help. Each needs the capacity to agree and disagree with the other. Minnesota Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Arbitration-ADR/Minnesota/index.html Free Arbitration FAQs Alternative Dispute Resolution Sub-categories Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:47:06 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Mediation-Alternative-Dispute-Resolution/Minnesota/index.html Free Mediation FAQs Alternative Dispute Resolution Sub-categories Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:47:06 GMT