Which of the following best describes Mediation?

Group of answer choices

A legal process where a judge makes a final decision in a dispute between two parties.

A negotiated process where a neutral third$-$party facilitates an agreed resolution between two parties.

A private dispute process where a neutral third$-$party gives an opinion on the merits of a dispute, but the parties are not bound by the decision.

A private dispute resolution process where a neutral third$-$party makes a binding decision.