Debora A. Faulkner, Probate Judge of Greenville County

Participation 35 out of 46 counties enrolled in the program 35 out of 46 counties enrolled in the program 14 counties reported data 14 counties reported data 21 counties have no reports 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 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 Total cases reported - 80

CountyNumber of cases Greenville51 Orangeburg6 Charleston4 Richland4 Cherokee2 Dorchester2 Horry2 Pickens2 Spartanburg2 Abbeville1 Beaufort1 Colleton1 Jasper1 Lexington1

The Data Weighted responses have been taken from the Court Report and Evaluation form Weighted responses have been taken from the Court Report and Evaluation form Responses from participants were so small as to be statistically insignificant Responses from participants were so small as to be statistically insignificant Responses are weighted as follows (rounded to nearest 1/10,000) Responses are weighted as follows (rounded to nearest 1/10,000) Strongly agree:1 Strongly agree:1 Strongly disagree:5 Strongly disagree:5

The Overall Data Results Results Process was helpful Process was helpful Efficient use of Court time Efficient use of Court time Cost Cost Outcome Outcome2.7825

Individual County Data Greenville Greenville Process was helpful (equal) Efficient use of Court time (lower) Cost (higher) Outcome2.8040(lower)

Individual County Data Orangeburg Orangeburg Process was helpful 3.0(lower) Efficient use of Court time 3.0(lower) Cost3.0(lower) Outcome3.0(lower)

Individual County Data Charleston Charleston Process was helpful 3.0(lower) Efficient use of Court time 3.0(lower) Cost3.0(lower) Outcome3.0(lower)

Individual County Data Richland Richland Process was helpful 2.5(higher) Efficient use of Court time 2.5(higher) Cost3.0(lower) Outcome3.0(lower)

Individual County Data Abbeville Abbeville Colleton Colleton Jasper Jasper Process was helpful 3.0(lower) Efficient use of Court time 3.0(lower) Cost3.0(lower) Outcome3.0(lower)

Resolutions 24 were fully resolved 24 were fully resolved 6 were partially resolved 6 were partially resolved 8 were not resolved 8 were not resolved 37.5% resolved partially or in full; 10% not resolved 37.5% resolved partially or in full; 10% not resolved

Conclusions Statistically, may not have an adequate sampling Statistically, may not have an adequate sampling Recorded entries may not reflect actual sentiment Recorded entries may not reflect actual sentiment Lots of straight 3’s (dead center) Lots of straight 3’s (dead center) Data is court sourced rather than participant sourced Data is court sourced rather than participant sourced

Conclusions Nothing in the data is worse than a 3 Nothing in the data is worse than a 3 Mediation is receiving no worse than a median reception Mediation is receiving no worse than a median reception Mediation should be a permanent tool in the Probate Court toolbox Mediation should be a permanent tool in the Probate Court toolbox Data does not contain anything overtly negative Data does not contain anything overtly negative To the contrary, sentiment average of all 4 questions is between 2.7 and 2.9 To the contrary, sentiment average of all 4 questions is between 2.7 and 2.9