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This report presents an analysis of probate mediation data from 35 out of 46 enrolled counties, with 14 counties reporting data. It highlights the effectiveness and reception of mediation in the probate court system based on participant responses.
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PROBATE MEDIATION Analysis of the data Debora A. Faulkner, Probate Judge of Greenville County
Participation • 35 out of 46 counties enrolled in the program • 14 counties reported data • 21 counties have no reports • Unclear whether they conducted a mediation and mediation is not yet concluded, whether there were indeed no mediations or whether the forms were not submitted • Total cases reported - 80
County Number of cases Greenville 51 Orangeburg 6 Charleston 4 Richland 4 Cherokee 2 Dorchester 2 Horry 2 Pickens 2 Spartanburg 2 Abbeville 1 Beaufort 1 Colleton 1 Jasper 1 Lexington 1
The Data • Weighted responses have been taken from the Court Report and Evaluation form • Responses from participants were so small as to be statistically insignificant • Responses are weighted as follows (rounded to nearest 1/10,000) • Strongly agree: 1 • Strongly disagree: 5
The Overall Data • Results • Process was helpful 2.7250 • Efficient use of Court time 2.8500 • Cost 2.8750 • Outcome 2.7825
Individual County Data • Greenville
Individual County Data • Orangeburg
Individual County Data • Charleston
Individual County Data • Richland
Individual County Data • Abbeville • Colleton • Jasper
Resolutions • 24 were fully resolved • 6 were partially resolved • 8 were not resolved • 37.5% resolved partially or in full; 10% not resolved
Conclusions • Statistically, may not have an adequate sampling • Recorded entries may not reflect actual sentiment • Lots of straight 3’s (dead center) • Data is court sourced rather than participant sourced
Conclusions • Nothing in the data is worse than a 3 • Mediation is receiving no worse than a median reception • Mediation should be a permanent tool in the Probate Court toolbox • Data does not contain anything overtly negative • To the contrary, sentiment average of all 4 questions is between 2.7 and 2.9