Rule 7 Domestic relations practice
Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated35th Judicial Circuit - Pike Family Court
KY RPFC Rule 7
Rule 7 Domestic relations practice
If mediation is agreed to by the parties and ordered by the court pursuant to FCRPP 2(6), the parties shall engage in said mediation unless the exceptions provided under KRS 403.036 apply.
The mediator may suspend or terminate mediation whenever, in the opinion of the mediator, the matter is not appropriate for further mediation or at the request of either party.
The parties shall attend the mediation conference and shall appear promptly at the time and location for the scheduled mediation conference. The attorneys for each party may attend and participate, subject to the defined roles of the mediator, and shall at all times be permitted to privately communicate with their respective clients.
The mediator shall be compensated at the rate agreed upon by the mediator and the parties.
Completion of Mediation
1. At the conclusion of mediation, the mediator shall report without comment to the Court and the Pike Family Court Office as to the outcome of the mediation, (i.e. a full agreement, partial agreement or mediation terminated). A termination or non-agreement shall be without prejudice to either party.
1. Mediation proceedings shall be held in private and all communications, verbal or written, made in the proceedings shall be confidential. The same protection shall be given to communications between the parties in the presence of the mediator, and to all communications, verbal or written, with the Pike Family Court Office or designee. The only exception to this Rule is that the mediator shall be responsible for reporting abuse according to KRS 209.030, KRS 209A.030 and KRS 620.030.
Credits
HISTORY: Adopted effective August 30, 2013.
Pike Family Court Rule 7, KY R PIKE FAM CT Rule 7
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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