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Unless expressly authorized by the disclosing party, the mediator may not disclose to either party information relating to the subject matter of the mediation provided to him in confidence by the other. A mediator shall not disclose information exchanged or observations regarding the conduct and demeanor of the parties and their counsel during the mediation, unless the parties otherwise agree.\n\t\tHowever, where the dispute involves the support of minor children of the parties, the parties shall disclose to each other and to the mediator the information to be used in completing the child support guidelines worksheet required by \u00a7 20-108.2. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 718<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78437,"section_number":"20-108.2","catch_line":"Guideline for determination of child support; quadrennial review by Child Support Guidelines Review Panel; executive summary","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-108.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":279039,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56472,"identifier":"8.01-581.24","token":"8.01\/21.2\/8.01-581.24","url":"\/8.01-581.24\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-581.24\/","token":"8.01\/21.2\/8.01-581.24","dublin_core":{"Title":"Standards and duties of mediators; confidentiality; liability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-581.24","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A mediator<\/span> selected to conduct a mediation<\/span> under this chapter may encourage and assist the parties in reaching a resolution of their dispute, but may not compel or coerce the parties into entering into a settlement<\/span> agreement. A mediator<\/span> has an obligation to remain impartial and free from conflicts of interest in each case, and to decline to participate further in a case should such partiality or conflict arise. Unless expressly authorized by the disclosing party<\/span>, the mediator<\/span> may not disclose to either party<\/span> information relating to the subject matter of the mediation<\/span> provided to him in confidence by the other. A mediator<\/span> shall not disclose information exchanged or observations regarding the conduct and demeanor of the parties and their counsel<\/span> during the mediation<\/span>, unless the parties otherwise agree.\n\t\tHowever, where the dispute involves the support of minor<\/span> children of the parties, the parties shall disclose to each other and to the mediator<\/span> the information to be used in completing the child support guidelines worksheet required by \u00a7 20-108.2<\/a>. The guidelines computations and any reasons for deviation shall be incorporated in any written agreement by the parties.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTANDARDS AND DUTIES OF MEDIATORS; CONFIDENTIALITY; LIABILITY (\u00a7 8.01-581.24)\n\nA mediator selected to conduct a mediation under this chapter may encourage and\nassist the parties in reaching a resolution of their dispute, but may not compel\nor coerce the parties into entering into a settlement agreement. A mediator has\nan obligation to remain impartial and free from conflicts of interest in each\ncase, and to decline to participate further in a case should such partiality or\nconflict arise. Unless expressly authorized by the disclosing party, the\nmediator may not disclose to either party information relating to the subject\nmatter of the mediation provided to him in confidence by the other. A mediator\nshall not disclose information exchanged or observations regarding the conduct\nand demeanor of the parties and their counsel during the mediation, unless the\nparties otherwise agree.\n\t\tHowever, where the dispute involves the support of minor children of the\nparties, the parties shall disclose to each other and to the mediator the\ninformation to be used in completing the child support guidelines worksheet\nrequired by \u00a7 20-108.2. The guidelines computations and any reasons for\ndeviation shall be incorporated in any written agreement by the parties.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 718.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}