The mediation services in Phoenix are private and confidential. The sessions are conducted in the mediator’s office. Anything spoken or written during mediation by any of the participants is confidential and may not be disclosed to the Court or any other person without the consent of the participants.
1. Private Mediation: the attempt to settle a legal dispute through active participation of a third party (mediator) who works to find points of agreement and help parties in conflict agree on a fair result.
2. Mediation through the Court system:
Mediation, like Arbitration, is governed by statute. Mediation is also offered by the Superior Court under the authority of Arizona law (Arizona Revised Statute § 12-2238(F)) and Maricopa County local rule 6.10. Mediation provides an opportunity for parents to make their own decisions about their children following separation or divorce. In Maricopa County, mediation of Legal Decision Making and visitation disputes is encouraged by the judges of the Family Court Department; in fact it is required in most Family Court actions where disputes over children are involved.