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Mediators must be qualified and impartial. Decision making authority rests at all times with the parties. The parties should have clear and sufficient information so that they can make informed decisions. A mediator facilitates the clarification of interests and exploration of alternatives.

(1) The mediator shall assist the parties in reaching a mutually acceptable resolution of all or part of the issues in dispute. The mediator has no authority to impose a resolution of the dispute on the parties. (2) The mediator shall conduct the mediation in good faith and in an expeditious and cost-effective manner.

Stay away from any attempt to fight the other party. Mediation is about negotiations and compromise. Instead of seeking to win the case and defeat your opponent, engage in an open and honest conversation to settle. One of the most common mistakes parties make in any mediation is quitting too early.

The role of the mediator is to aid the parties in identifying the issues, reducing misunderstandings, clarifying priorities, exploring areas of compromise, and finding points of agreement. An agreement reached by the parties is to be based on the decisions of the parties, and not the decisions of the mediator.

Although the court can mandate that parties participate in mediation?and typically does in family law cases?the process remains voluntary in so far as the parties are not required to come to an agreement.

Idaho Rules of Evidence Rule 602. Need for Personal Knowledge. A witness may testify to a matter only if evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge of the matter. Evidence to prove personal knowledge may consist of the witness's own testimony.