Rule 10 - Conciliation and Mediation10.1. Conciliation CourtA.Establishment. A Conciliation Court is hereby established.B.Clerk's Procedure. Petitions for Conciliation shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court. Upon the filing of a conciliation petition, the Clerk shall file the Petition in the Court file and make the following minute entry in such action: "A Petition for Conciliation having been filed this date, this case is assigned to the Presiding Conciliation Court Judge for consideration of the Petition.
10.2. MediationA.Matters Subject to Mediation. All family law cases which involve a controversy over legal decision making or parenting time of minor children shall be subject to mediation in accordance with Rule 68(B) of the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedures.B.Jurisdiction. A family law case filed in the Superior Court remains under the jurisdiction of this Court in all phases of the proceedings, including mediation conducted pursuant to this rule. Any agreement of the parties reached as a result of mediation must be presented to the Court, and the Court shall retain final authority to accept, modify, or reject the agreement. In order to preserve and promote the integrity of mediation as a dispute-resolution technique, the Court will endeavor to include all reasonable agreements reached by the parties in formulating its order in the case.10.3. ArbitrationAll civil cases filed with the clerk of the Court in which the court finds or the parties agree that the amount in controversy does not exceed $65,000, except those specifically excluded by Rules 72 to 77, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, shall be submitted to and decided by an arbitrator or arbitrators in accordance with the provisions of A.R.S. § 12-133 and Rules 72 to 77, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure.
An arbitrator assigned to serve in a case subject to the provisions of Rules 72 through 77, Ariz. R. Civ. P., shall receive as compensation for services in each case a fee not to exceed the amount allowed by A.R.S. § 12-133(G) per day for each day, or part thereof, necessarily expended in the hearing of the case.
Amended March 18, 1986, effective 4/1/1986;10/3/1986, effective 8/13/1986;5/31/2002, effective 6/1/2002;10/23/2007, effective 12/1/2007;9/24/2013, effective 10/1/2013; amended effective 2/9/2016.