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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 15-996

THE COURTS

YORK COUNTY

Amending Local Rule of Civil Procedure 1971 and Renumbering It as 1940.4; 2015-MI-000070-55

[45 Pa.B. 2592]
[Saturday, May 30, 2015]

Administrative Order Amending York County
Local Rule of Civil Procedure 1971 and Renumbering It as 1940.4

 And Now, this 7th day of May, 2015, it is Ordered that York County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 1971 is hereby amended as follows, and renumbered as 1940.4 to be keyed to the number of the Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure to which it corresponds, effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

STEPHEN P. LINEBAUGH, 
President Judge

YCCiv. [1971] 1940.4. Minimum Qualifications of the Mediator: Selection of Mediators; Training.

 (A) Prior to the last day of each calendar year, the York County Bar Association Family Law Section shall present to the President Judge a list of attorneys authorized to practice before the York County Court of Common Pleas, or other qualified professionals, who have agreed to serve as mediators for cases eligible for mediation under YCCiv. 1970. The President Judge, in consultation with the Supervising Judge of the Family Court may strike names from the list and shall promptly appoint the mediators and set their fees by administrative order. A copy of the administrative order shall promptly be forwarded to the York County Bar Association.

 (B) Mediation Training Requirements: Persons selected as mediators for cases submitted under YCCiv. 1970 must have fulfilled the requirements of a recognized organization of family mediators, (which shall include at least forty (40) hours of approved training in family law mediation), or have received thirty (30) hours of Custody Mediation Training approved by the York County Family Court Division[, plus be a practicing family law attorney or custody conciliator].

 (C) No person shall serve as a mediator in case where the mediator or any member of his or her firm:

 (1) Previously or currently represents one or more parties; or

 (2) Is personally acquainted with or related to one or more of the parties; or

 (3) Has personal knowledge or familiarity with the case; or

 (4) Has been or may be called as a witness in the case; or

 (5) Has participated as a conciliator or master in the case.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-996. Filed for public inspection May 29, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]


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