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Conflict Resolution: An Option as Colorado Courts Reopen with Huge Backlogs

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You face countless questions as you try to move your dispute forward towards resolution.

  • Is your county court(house) even open today?

  • Is it safe to venture out in a COVID world?

  • How delayed is your court case going to be?

One answer to these questions is Colorado Conflict Clinic (CCC): an affordable online mediation program available throughout Colorado. As Colorado courts reopen during COVID, they are experiencing historic delays and backlogs. The courts and the parties continue to struggle as they try to adhere to changing public health guidelines.

A two-month delay before COVID can now easily be a four, six, or even an eight-month delay. And that’s assuming future waves of COVID don’t close the courts again. The courts must slowly reopen with lighter docket scheduling than before COVID to allow for social distancing between parties. Meanwhile, you have important issues to straighten out either at home, with work, or in life in general!

Colorado Conflict Clinic opened in June to help alleviate the heavy court caseloads and to provide disputing parties with an option to work through their conflict without the delays and personal and business costs of waiting for resolution in court. Developed by conflict management professionals at OvalOptions, CCC provides online mediation—a conversation between disputants facilitated by a neutral third party to reach a settlement outside of court.

Sessions are two hours or less, take place in a safe, COVID-compliant, virtual environment, and can be scheduled quickly once all parties agree to mediate. Even better, costs are low for qualifying cases!* What’s more, a case does NOT have to filed in court to be eligible for CCC.

The prospect of going to court has always been stressful. Mediation through CCC is a great alternate path to resolving your conflict.  When you connect with a Conflict Consultant and choose the right conflict resolution option, you claim control of your conflict and start the path to a successful resolution. Schedule a consultation with the Colorado Conflict Clinic or call us at (720) 220-8683 today to get started!

*Qualifying cases:

Small Claims under $7,500
Civil County claims under $25,000
Domestic issues—child support and parenting time plans.