On what principles does mediation rest?

Voluntariness, self-determination, good faith and equality, confidentiality, and the mediator's independence and impartiality.

Within what time is the mediator chosen in court mediation?

The parties try to agree within 3 days from the offered list; failing that, the Association's authorized person appoints the next registered mediator within 3 days of the request.

What effect does the mediation agreement have?

Where the parties undertake not to apply to court until a defined term, the dispute is not examined until those conditions are met, except where irreparable harm threatens.

Who draws up the mediation settlement?

The parties or their representatives, with the mediator's assistance.

Child Custody Mediation in Georgia

The Principles of Mediation

Under the Law of Georgia on Mediation, mediation rests on the principles of the voluntariness of the parties (except for the cases provided by law), self-determination, good faith and equality, the protection of confidentiality, and the independence and impartiality of the mediator. Questions arising in the course of the mediation process that are not regulated by the law must be resolved on the basis of these principles. In child custody disputes this carries particular weight: the parents themselves shape the agreement, which must respond to the child's interests, while the mediator only facilitates the process and imposes no decision.