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Committee amends family‑mediation statute to keep mediator summaries confidential unless parties sign and file agreement
Summary
The Judiciary Committee heard House Bill 1048 to align statute with family mediation practice. The committee amended the bill to require mediators to prepare written summaries ("shall prepare") and then voted to recommend the bill with that amendment.
The House Judiciary Committee considered House Bill 1048, which updates section 14‑09.107 of the North Dakota Century Code to align statutory language with current practice in the family mediation program.
Sarah Behrens, a staff attorney with the State Court Administrator's Office, explained that the present statute requires mediators to create a written agreement and present it to the court, language that conflicts…
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