Section 15-11-20 - Referral for mediation(a) At any time during a proceeding under this chapter, the court may refer a case to mediation.(b) When referring a case to mediation, the court shall take into consideration the guidelines from the Georgia Commission of Dispute Resolution for mediating cases involving domestic violence or family violence.(c) A referral order shall recite that while the parties shall attend a scheduled mediation session and shall attempt to mediate in good faith, such parties shall not be required to reach an agreement.(d) Victims in a delinquency case referred to mediation may attend and participate in such mediation, but shall not be required to do so as a condition of such case being heard by the juvenile court.Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 127,§ 1-1, eff. 1/1/2014.