ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

Article 1 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 116.87.

§§ 3160–3165 · 6 sections

• § 3160 Each superior court shall make a mediator available. The court is not required to institute a family conciliation court in order to provide mediation services.
• § 3161 The purposes of a mediation proceeding are as follows: (a) To reduce acrimony that may exist between the parties. (b) To develop an agreement assuring the…
• § 3162 (a) Mediation of cases involving custody and visitation concerning children shall be governed by uniform standards of practice adopted by the Judicial Council.…
• § 3163 Courts shall develop local rules to respond to requests for a change of mediators or to general problems relating to mediation.
• § 3164 (a) The mediator may be a member of the professional staff of a family conciliation court, probation department, or mental health services agency, or may be…
• § 3165 Any person, regardless of administrative title, hired on or after January 1, 1998, who is responsible for clinical supervision of evaluators, investigators, or…