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LR13-Form 713. Order to mediation (domestic matters only).

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF _____________

THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

__________________________

Petitioner,

v.                                                                           No. ___________________

__________________________

Respondent.

ORDER FOR MEDIATION

It has been made to appear to the court that a controversy exists between the parties hereto, including custody and visitation issues affecting the parties’ children.

It is therefore ordered by the court that:

1.         This controversy shall be referred to

[ ]         up to four (4) hours of mediation.

[ ]         up to eight (8) hours of mediation.

[ ]         other ________________________________________________.

2.         Under LR13-401 NMRA, each party is required to pay a mediation fee to the clerk of the court within ten (10) days of receipt of this order. Failure to pay the fee may be considered contempt of court.

Petitioner shall pay $__________ as a mediation fee.

Respondent shall pay $__________ as a mediation fee.

Other _____________________________________________________________

3.         The mediator shall encourage and assist the parties to resolve the contested matters in a way that is mutually satisfactory to the parties and beneficial to the best interests of the child or children.

4.         Mediation proceedings shall be held in private and shall be confidential. All communications, verbal or written, from the parties to the mediator made under the order shall be inadmissible in any court hearing.

5.         No report of the personal content of mediation shall be made to the court.  The mediator shall inform the court by written report of the result of the mediation session. If the mediation process is successful, the agreement shall be reduced to writing on a form to be signed by the parties.

6.         The parties shall make themselves available for mediation, and shall participate and cooperate fully with the mediator.

7.         The parties shall refrain from discussing their respective positions in the presence of the minor child(ren) and shall not attempt, in any manner, to align the child(ren) with their side.

8.         ____________________________, telephone number _______________, is hereby appointed as mediator in this case.  Each party shall contact the mediator within ten (10) days from the entry of this order.

____________________________________

District Court Judge

PARTIES ENTITLED TO NOTICE:

Mediator:         __________________________________ name

__________________________________ address

__________________________________

__________________________________ telephone

__________________________________ email

Petitioner:         __________________________________ name

__________________________________ address

__________________________________

__________________________________ telephone

__________________________________ email

Respondent:     __________________________________ name

__________________________________ address

__________________________________

__________________________________ telephone

__________________________________ email

_______________________, Director of Mediation Programs

Thirteenth Judicial District Court

P.O. Box 1089

Los Lunas, NM 87122

505/865-4291

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to the parties listed on date of filing.

____________________________________

[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 08-8300-009, effective April 15, 2008; LR13-Form U  recompiled and amended as LR13-Form 713 by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300-015, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2016.]