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UTCR 12.110 — DOMESTIC RELATIONS CUSTODY AND PARENTING MEDIATION CURRICULUM

2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 12 · physical PDF page 12–13 · 2026

12.110 DOMESTIC RELATIONS CUSTODY AND PARENTING MEDIATION
CURRICULUM
The domestic relations custody and parenting mediation curriculum shall:
(1) Include at least 40 hours in a domestic relations custody and parenting mediation
curriculum consistent with any guidelines promulgated by the State Court
Administrator.
(2) Include multiple learning methods and training techniques that closely simulate the
interactions that occur in a mediation and that provide effective feedback to
trainees.
(3) Provide instruction with the goal of creating competency sufficient for initial practice
as a family mediator and must include the following topics:
(a) General family mediation knowledge and skills;
(b) Knowledge and skill with families and children;
(c) Adaptations and modifications for special case concerns; and
(d) Specific family, divorce, and parenting information.
(4) Be conducted by a lead trainer who has all of the following:
(a) The qualifications of a domestic relations custody and parenting mediator as
defined in UTCR 12.070;
(b) Completed at least 35 cases including a total of at least 350 hours of
domestic relations custody and parenting mediation beyond the experience
required of a domestic relations custody and parenting mediator in
UTCR 12.070;
(c) Served as a mediation trainer or an assistant mediation trainer for the
domestic relations custody and parenting mediation curriculum outlined in this
section at least three times; and
2026 UTCR 12.13
(d) An understanding of court-connected domestic relations programs.

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