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By David Austin and Jim Burke
The New Hampshire District Court system recently held its training for the new District Court mediation program. Attorneys selected to act as mediators for the program were assigned Courts in particular towns for which they were asked to commit to work as mediators for a year. It is hoped that this program will assist many people in small claims actions to resolve their disputes at the courthouse but before having to try their case in front of the judge. The reason? Once the judge hears the evidence, the judge controls the outcome. In mediation, the parties control the outcome and craft the language of an agreement to settle the case.
Full post as published by New Hampshire Law Blog on August 30, 2005 (boomark / email).
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