Mediation and Civil Legal Services
thru: Center for Dispute Settlement
• Provides confidential mediation and conflict resolution services.
- Divorce mediation and Arbitration.
- Child custody and visitation.
- Community mediation for quality of life issues, e.g. neighbor disputes, small claims, contractor, homeowner, landlord/tenant.
- Restorative justice.
- Special education mediation.
- Vehicle lemon law.
- Commercial arbitration.
- Training - Conflict resolution, employee disputes, peer mediation for schools.
Cultural Competency
Language Access
Eligibility: Anyone who has a conflict, or dispute. Willingness to participate in a confidential conversation process facilitated by professionally trained impartial mediator. Anyone interested in receiving training in dispute resolution, team building, mediation.
Application Process: Call office to set up consultation session. Referrals through courts, police, community agencies or self-referral.
Required Documentation: Call for information.
Fees: If any, nominal fees. Sliding scale based on income. Third Party Insurance.
Coverage Note: Monroe, Cayuga, Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates Counties.
Cultural Competency: Cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion training for staff
Languages: Spanish- Staff provides in-person interpreter, Language line
This program is offered at multiple sites:
Center for Dispute Settlement - Cayuga County
Auburn NY 13021
F by appointment only.
Center for Dispute Settlement - Monroe County
Reynolds Arcade Building, Suite 800
Rochester NY 14614
F by appointment only.
Center for Dispute Settlement Livingston County
Livingston County Government Center, Suite 103
Geneseo NY 14454
F by appointment only.
Center for Dispute Settlement Ontario County
Suite 45
Canandaigua NY 14424
F by appointment only.
Center for Dispute Settlement Seneca County
Waterloo NY 13165
F by appointment only.
Center for Dispute Settlement Steuben County
Bath NY 14810
F by appointment only.
Center for Dispute Settlement Wayne County
Hall of Justice, Room 304
Lyons NY 14489
F by appointment only.