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Agreement To Mediate - Tennessee
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AGREEMENT TO MEDIATE We, the undersigned, understand and consent to the following: This mediation is being conducted pursuant to the guidelines of Rule 31 of the Tennessee Supreme Court.ROLE OF THE MEDIATOR: The court may order the parties to appear at the first session, but mediation is a voluntary, cooperativeprocess in which the parties work on resolving their own disputes outside the court process with the assistance of atrained and impartial mediator. The mediator serves as a guide to the parties during their negotiation efforts. Themediator helps the parties to communicate effectively, gather and analyze information, define issues, generatealternatives, explore consequences and reach agreements acceptable to both parties. The mediator does not makedecisions or create agreements for the parties; the parties are responsible for the terms of their own agreement.ATTENDANC E AT SESSIONS: The average session for family law mediation lasts approximately three and one-half hours. The number ofsessions required to resolve a dispute varies with the number and complexity of the issues to be decided. Becausemediation is a voluntary process, each party has the right to terminate mediation at any time and for any reason, asdoes the mediator. All parties agree to appear on time for the session(s). If there is some conflict in schedule,that party will immediately notify the mediator. CONFIDENTI ALITY: All communications made during or in connection with the mediation which are related to the dispute, andall materials in this case file of the mediator, shall be and remain confidential, as provided by the statute. Neitherparty shall call the mediator as a witness in any judicial proceeding. No confidential material shall be disclosed inany such proceeding, except as agreed by the parties. Allegations of child abuse and threats of future harm to anyperson shall not be held confidential as per the statutes. In addition, in the event that there are any complaintsagainst the mediator resulting from this mediation, confidentiality shall be waived in order for each party and themediator to present and defend the complaints. FULL DISCLOSURE: Each party shall provide full and complete disclosure of all relevant and material property and financialmatters necessary to reach a just agreement in family law mediation. Failure to provide such disclosure may makethe future agreement void or subject the parties to allegations of perjury.REPRESENTATIO N BY ATTOR NEYS: The mediator may provide legal information, but not legal advice. Parties are encouraged to seek such legaladvice. Each party has the opportunity to have counsel present during mediation or to consult withindependent legal counsel at anytime during mediation and is strongly encouraged to do so. Each party to themediation should have any draft agreement reviewed by independent counsel prior to signing the agreement.FEES FOR MEDIATOR: The parties shall pay the required fee, in advance, per session in family mediation. If a court-orderedmediation, payment shall be as outlined on the courts sliding scale. Additional fees may be charged for the timespent drafting the agreement. At the time the parties review the agreement, they shall pay for the time spent draftingthe agreement. Mother DateFather DateMediator Date
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