If you have a disagreement with someone and go to small claims court, you will have to deliver your case in front of a judge. It is often a very tiresome and lengthy procedure which can become very expensive as well. Mediation might be a superior way for you to resolve your disagreement, instead of having to go to court.

You can try to sort out your quarrel unitedly with the other party and a mediator in a neutral space. Mediators are trained to help in legal disputes without getting emotionally involved. The mediator will never force a decision on you nor will they command somebody to a choice for you.

The final verdict in your mediation case is you and the other person’s own doing and you will feel empowered in knowing that it is a fair solution. In court, the judge would have made the decisions for both of the parties.

But, if you cannot attain an understanding in mediation, you can still bring your case to court and have a judge make the final verdict.