{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"3177","citation":"Fam. Code, § 3177","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8. CUSTODY OF CHILDREN [3000. - 3465.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-8"},{"name":"PART 2. RIGHT TO CUSTODY OF MINOR CHILD [3020. - 3204.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-8/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 11. Mediation of Custody and Visitation Issues [3160. - 3188.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-8/part-2/chapter-11"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Mediation Proceedings [3175. - 3188.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-8/part-2/chapter-11/article-3"}],"history":"Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 116.87.   Effective January 1, 1994.","effective":"1994-01-01","html":"<p>Mediation proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall be held in private and shall be confidential. All communications, verbal or written, from the parties to the mediator made in the proceeding are official information within the meaning of Section <a href=\"/evid/1040\">1040</a> of the Evidence Code.</p>","text":"Mediation proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall be held in private and shall be confidential. All communications, verbal or written, from the parties to the mediator made in the proceeding are official information within the meaning of Section 1040 of the Evidence Code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/mediation-proceedings-3177","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}