15-11-20. Referral for mediation.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
At any time during a proceeding under this chapter, the court may refer a case to mediation.#
(b)
When referring a case to mediation, the court shall take into consideration the guidelines from the Georgia Commission of Dispute Resolution for mediating cases involving domestic violence or family violence.#
(c)
A referral order shall recite that while the parties shall attend a scheduled mediation session and shall attempt to mediate in good faith, such parties shall not be required to reach an agreement.#
(d)
Victims in a delinquency case referred to mediation may attend and participate in such mediation, but shall not be required to do so as a condition of such case being heard by the juvenile court.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Cross references

Georgia Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, § 15-23-1 et seq.

Law reviews

For comment, ‘‘Victim Offender Mediation: When Divergent Paths and Destroyed Lives Come Together for Healing,’’ see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 577 (2016).

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