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Strategic Peace · Mediation information

What is mediation?

Mediation is a confidential meeting where a neutral mediator helps the people in a dispute talk through their options and try to reach their own agreement. The mediator doesn't decide who wins. This short video explains how it works.

Video: Maryland Courts

General information only; Texas procedure may differ. Not legal advice.

Keep learning

Watch Part 3 of the Maryland Courts mediation series (opens YouTube).

The Texas mediation law

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code ch. 154 (Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures): the Texas law that governs mediation, including confidentiality (§154.073).

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