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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-11-24. Termination of mediation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-11-24. Termination of mediation.

(a) Any party in a mediation may withdraw from or terminate further participation in mediation at any time.

(b) A mediator shall terminate mediation when:

(1) The mediator concludes that the participants are unable or unwilling to participate meaningfully in the process;

(2) The mediator concludes that a party lacks the capacity to perceive and assert his or her own interests to the degree that a fair agreement cannot be reached;

(3) The mediator concludes that an agreement is unlikely; or

(4) The mediator concludes that a party is a danger to himself or herself or others.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-11-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 1-5/HB 361.