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MEDIATION

Mediation offers a constructive alternative to avoidance, destructive confrontation, and prolonged litigation.  Guided by a trained, neutral third party, the mediation process helps people resolve conflicts through facilitated communication and collaboration to reach mutually acceptable solutions.   

  • Family mediation provides an opportunity for resolving issues of communication, separations, child visitation, and other family matters in a private, confidential and positive environment.

    Types of family mediation include:

    •  Marriage Dissolution (Divorce)

    • Parenting plans (including parents who never married)

    • Revisions or updates of parenting plans

    • Parent-teen mediation

    • Family/Relational disagreements

    • Elder-care disputes

    • Property divisions

    If you don't see your specific situation listed here, please call the DRC to see if mediation might be appropriate for you.

  • Housing Stability Options for Chelan & Douglas Counties

    Wenatchee Valley DRC offers FREE MEDIATION SERVICES to tenants and landlords for any type of housing dispute pre- or post-filing including rent repayment, behavior issues, move-out plans, and more.  DRCs have been providing cost-effective and time-efficient tenant-landlord mediation for decades.  We look forward to working with you to resolve your housing issues.

    Opciones de Estabilidad de Vivienda para los Condados de Chelan y Douglas.

    El Centro de Resolución de las Disputas del Valle de Wenatchee está ofreciendo servicios de mediación gratuitos a propietarios e inquilinos para cualquier tipo de disputa de vivienda antes o después de la presentación, incluyendo el repago de alquiler, problemas de comportamiento, planes de mudanza y más. Los Centros de Resolución de las Disputas han estado proveyendo los servicios rentables y eficiente en términos de tiempo de mediación entre los inquilinos y propietarios por décadas. Esperamos trabajar con usted para resolver sus problemas de vivienda.

    Let’s Work Together -- Trabajemos Juntos

    Get in touch so we can start working together.  Contacte nos para que podamos empezar a trabajar juntos.

    509-888-0957 press 1 for tenant-landlord services -- después marque el numero 1 para los servicios de propietarios e inquilinos.

  • Mediation offers a constructive alternative to avoidance, destructive confrontation, prolonged litigation, or violence. It's designed to empower individuals and communities to develop their own solutions. 

    Types of mediation include:

    • Partnership dissolution (business or personal)

    • Neighborhood disagreements

    • Consumer/Business disputes

    • Civil complaints

    • Government/Citizen disputes

    • Organizational/Agency mediation

    • Multi-party mediation

    • Family mediation

    • Workplace mediation

    • Housing mediation including Foreclosure, HOA, or Tenant-Landlord

    If you don't see your specific situation listed here, please call the DRC to see if mediation might be appropriate for you.

  • Workplace mediation offers numerous benefits, including cost and time savings, improved employee relationships, and a more positive work environment, while also fostering cooperation and potentially avoiding formal discipline and/or legal processes. 

    Mediation can be beneficial for two or more employees, volunteers, Board members, and/or vendors.

    Contact us at 509-888-0957 to explore options for supporting your workplace health.

  • What is Small Claims Mediation?

    • An interest-based process where an impartial mediator guides people to resolve their conflict through discussion and negotiation.

    • A private and confidential process that empowers the parties to explore options for resolution.

    • An opportunity to create a settlement, which becomes a written contract between the parties.

    Issues commonly negotiated in Small Claims Mediation

    • Payment plans

    • Return of property

    • Work exchange

    • Communication

    • Realistic, workable solutions

    • And more!

    Mediation for a small claims case is strongly recommended.  Parties are often able to consider remedies to resolve the dispute that the district court is not able to address. Mediation may offer a more satisfying resolution when both parties retain control over the outcome.

Mediators

Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center supports a team of certified mediators with training and experience in a wide variety of cases. Our mediators come from various professional backgrounds and voluntarily offer their time and services to WVDRC, so we can offer affordable quality services.

Referral Partners

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