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When Do I Go To Mediation?

For all domestic cases, the Clerk will inform the party/attorney of the mediation rule at the time of filing and provide a notice of the requirements. Before entering a domestic case on a contested calendar, the party/attorney will be required to present a document stating that the case has been through mediation.

Other Georgia Alternative Dispute Resolution FAQs

Q: Are There Any Exemptions To Mediation?
A: If the case was filed under the Family Violence Act, or the issues have been referred by consent order of the court to a private provider of mediation services.
Q: Can You Get In Trouble For Not Going To Mediation?
A: Upon a party`s failure to engage in the mediation in the process in good faith pursuant to this rule, the assigned Judge may take appropriate action, including but not … More
Q: Who Will Give Me Information On Mediation?
A: The court will make information about alternative dispute resolution options available to all litigants; Mediation will be conducted through the circuit`s dispute … More

Alternative Dispute Resolution Sub-categories

Arbitration

Mediation