Utah Code 81-4-403. Mediation requirement
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
(1) There is established a mandatory domestic mediation program to help reduce the time and tensions associated with obtaining a divorce.
Terms Used In Utah Code 81-4-403
- Court: means :(2)(a) a judge; or(2)(b) a court commissioner if the court commissioner has authority to hear the matter under Section
78A-5-107 or the Utah Rules of Judicial Administration. See Utah Code 81-1-101(2)(2)(a) If there are any remaining contested issues after the filing of a response to a petition for divorce, the parties shall participate in good faith in at least one session of mediation.(2)(b) The requirement described in Subsection (2)(a) does not preclude the entry of pretrial orders before mediation takes place.(3) The parties shall use a mediator qualified to mediate domestic disputes under criteria established by the Judicial Council in accordance with Section78B-6-205 .(4) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or the parties agree upon a different payment arrangement, the cost of mediation shall be divided equally between the parties.(5) The director of dispute resolution programs for the courts, the court, or the mediator may excuse either party from the requirement to mediate for good cause.(6) A mediation described in this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Utah Rules of Court-Annexed Alternative Dispute Resolution.