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Rule DR-1. Conciliation Court and Mediation Services

Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedLocal Rules of Practice Superior Court

Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated
Local Rules of Practice Superior Court (Refs & Annos)
Mohave County (Refs & Annos)
Domestic Relations Rules
17C A.R.S. Super.Ct.Local Prac.Rules, Mohave County, Rule DR-1
Rule DR-1. Conciliation Court and Mediation Services
The Superior Court Judge may appoint a mediator from the Conciliation Court system or an outside mediator. The parties may contract with an outside mediator for his or her services in which event they shall be directly responsible for his or her fee. Where the parties desire to employ an outside mediator but cannot agree on the selection, each party shall submit the name of one qualified person and the court shall make the appointment using the persons selected by the parties or any other qualified individual.
(1) The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Administrator shall maintain a roster of interested persons qualified to act as private mediators in accordance with Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure 67(B)(1). The ADR Administrator shall update the roster annually. The roster shall be made available to parties and the public at the Office of Conciliation Court Services.
(2) The qualifications for appointment as a private mediator shall be as set forth in Appendix DR-1(A); or as otherwise determined necessary and appropriate in the sole discretion of the Presiding Judge.
(3) Persons interested in qualifying for appointment as a private mediator shall complete the initial application set forth in Appendix DR-1(B); submit same to the ADR Administrator at the Office of Conciliation Courts; and annually submit written verification of their continued qualification to be appointed a private mediator, as described in Appendix DR-1(A), referenced in G.2 above, to the ADR Administrator at the Office of Conciliation Courts by December 15 of each year. Qualified candidates will be determined by the ADR Administrator; as approved by the Presiding Judge.

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Added Aug. 30, 1993, effective Dec. 1, 1993. Amended Sept. 18, 2006, effective Sept. 1, 2006. Amended June 30, 2009, effective Jan. 1, 2010.
17C A. R. S. Super. Ct. Local Prac. Rules, Mohave County, Rule DR-1, AZ ST MOHAVE SUPER CT Rule DR-1
State Court Rules are current with amendments received through April 1, 2024. The Code of Judicial Administration is current with amendments received through April 1, 2024.
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