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Mediator Code of Ethics

Arbitrator Code of Ethics

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Alabama Law

• Alabama Uniform Collaborative Law Act 2013-355
  
• Alabama Mediator Confidentiality Act 2008
  
• Alabama Mandatory Mediation Act 1996
  
• Alabama Arbitration Act (Draft) 2001
  
• Alabama Private Judging Act 2012-266
• Alabama Private Judging Act 2018-384 (amending Act 2012-266) (pdf)

Alabama Ethics Opinions of the Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution

• Opinion 001-21
• Opinion 001-13 
  
• Opinion 001-10
  
• Opinion 001-05

Alabama AG Opinion

• Alabama Attorney General Opinion, ADR in State Agencies, May 19, 2000

Alabama Executive Orders

• Executive Order 7, Expansion of the Workplace Mediation Pilot Program, March 20, 2003
• Executive Order 50, State Agency ADR Task Force Appointed: Executive Order 50, September 16, 1998
• Executive Order 42, Alabama Government Agencies Encouraged to Use Mediation, March 18, 1998

 

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Private Judges

The Alabama Private Judge Act authorized the appointment of former or retired judges to serve as private judges in certain district and circuit court cases. - More -

Arbitrators

Arbitration agreements, are often found in pre-printed consumer contracts. They require parties to the contract to resolve disputes in binding arbitration, rather than in court before a judge and/or jury. - More -

Mediators

Mediation is a confidential, informal process during which an impartial third party, the mediator, assists disputing parties in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement regarding their dispute.

• General Mediation offers a path to resolving many disputes. - More -
• Family Mediation offers divorce and family mediation for parenting, divorce and post-divorce issues. - More -
• Forclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Mediation offers specially-trained mediators to assist Alabama citizens with foreclosure and mortgage problems by mediating between the homeowner and the mortgage holder. - More -

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