California Family Code

§ 3188

FAM § 3188 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 8 · Part 2 · Ch. 11 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Any court selected by the Judicial Council under subdivision (c) may voluntarily adopt a confidential mediation program that provides for all of the following:

(1)The mediator may not make a recommendation as to custody or visitation to anyone other than the disputing parties, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(2)If total or partial agreement is reached in mediation, the mediator may report this fact to the court. If both parties consent in writing, where there is a partial agreement, the mediator may report to the court a description of the issues still in dispute, without specific reference to either party.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 20. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013. Section operative as provided in subd. (b).