|
State
|
Code Sections
|
Mediator Qualification Set Forth in Law
|
Mandatory
|
Discretion of Court
|
Mandatory Upon Request of Party
|
Provided By Court at Low- or No-Cost
|
|
Alabama
|
1975 §6-6-20
|
No
|
|
X
|
|
No
|
|
Alaska
|
AS§25.20.080
|
No
|
|
X
|
|
No
|
|
Arizona
|
17 B ARS Rules FL Proc 68
|
No
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Arkansas
|
ACA 9-12-322
|
Yes
|
Yes, but may opt out of mediation by taking parenting course
|
|
|
No
|
|
California
|
Cal R. of Court
5.210
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
No
|
|
Colorado
|
CRSA §14-10-129.5
|
No
|
|
X
|
|
Yes
|
|
Connect-icut
|
CGSA §46b-53a * *applies to property and financial issues as well
|
No
|
|
X
Determined by each jurisdiction
|
|
No
|
|
Delaware
|
Fam RCP 16.1, Title 6 Ch. 77
|
No
|
|
X
|
|
No
|
|
District of Columbia
|
SCR Dom Rule 1
|
Yes
|
|
X
|
|
Yes
|
|
Florida
|
FSA§44-102
|
Yes
|
|
|
X
|
No
|
|
Georgia
|
GCA19-5-1, Ga. Code Ann 4000.3
|
Yes
|
|
X
|
|
Yes
|
|
Hawaii
|
HI ST §580-41.5
|
Yes
|
|
X
|
|
No
|
|
Idaho
|
ID ST §32-1402, IRCP Rule 16
|
No
|
|
X
Determined by each jurisdiction
|
|
Determined by each jurisdiction
|
|
Illinois
|
IL CS S Ct Rule 905
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Indiana
|
IC 1-15-9.4-1
|
No
|
|
X
|
|
Yes
|
|
State
|
Code Sections
|
Mediator Qualification Set Forth in Law
|
Mandatory
|
Discretion of Court
|
Mandatory Upon Request of Party
|
Provided By Court at Low- or No-Cost
|
|
Iowa
|
ICA §598.7
|
Yes
|
|
X
|
|
No
|
|
Kansas
|
KSA 23-602
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Kentucky
|
KY ST §403.036
|
No
|
X
|
|
|
No
|
|
Louisiana
|
LARS 9:332
|
Yes
|
|
X
|
|
Yes
|
|
Maine
|
19 AMRSA 251
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Maryland
|
MD R FAM LAW ACT R 9-205
|
|
|
X
|
|
No
|
|
Massachu-
setts.
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michigan
|
MCLA 552.513, MI R SPEC P MCR 3.216
|
Yes
|
Voluntary only
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Minnesota
|
MSA §518.619
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Mississippi
|
MS R USDCT R 83.7
|
Yes
|
|
X
|
|
Yes
|
|
Missouri
|
MO R RCP r 88.04
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
No
|
|
Montana
|
MT ST 40-4-301
|
No
|
|
X
|
X
|
No
|
|
Nebraska
|
Neb Rev St §42-364, §43-2936
|
No
|
|
|
X
|
No
|
|
Nevada
|
NV ST 3.475
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
New
Hampshire
|
Sup Ct. Rule 48B; NH R FAM DIV DOM REL R 2.13
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
New
Jersey
|
NJR Gen R 1:40-4, 1:40-5
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
New
Mexico
|
NMRA R 1-125
|
No
|
|
X
|
|
No
|
|
New
York
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State
|
Code Sections
|
Mediator Qualification Set Forth in Law
|
Mandatory
|
Discretion of Court
|
Mandatory Upon Request of Party
|
tion Provided By Court at Low-or No-Cost
|
|
North
Carolina
|
NCGSA §50-13.1
|
No
|
X
|
|
|
No
|
|
North
Dakota
|
Pilot Project ND R ADMIN AO 17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ohio
|
OH ST 3109.052
|
No
|
X
|
|
|
No
|
|
Oklahoma
|
12 OK St ANN §1833
|
|
|
X
Determined by each jurisdiction
|
|
|
|
Oregon
|
ORS §107.755
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
No
|
|
Pennsyl-
vania
|
Pa. RCP1940.1-1940.8
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Rhode
Island.
|
RI ST §15-5-29
|
No
|
|
X
|
|
No
|
|
South
Carolina
|
SC ST 63-3-530; SC ADR Rules 1-20
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
South
Dakota
|
SDCL §25-456
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Tennessee
|
TCA 36-4-131
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Texas
|
VTCA Fam Code 153.0071
|
No
|
|
X
|
|
No
|
|
Utah
|
UCA 1953 §30-3-39
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
No
|
|
Vermont
|
Vt. Ct. Rule 16.3
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Virginia
|
Va Code Ann §20-124.4
|
No
|
|
X
|
|
Yes
|
|
Washington
|
West’s RCWA 26.09.015
|
No
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
West
Virginia
|
W Va Code §48-9-202
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
No
|
|
Wisconsin
|
WSA 767.405
|
Yes
|
X
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Wyoming
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
