This rule sets forth standards of practice and administration for child custody mediation services. The rule lists responsibilities of services, including ensuring that mediators are competent and impartial and protecting confidentiality. The rule also describes requirements for the mediation process and lists training, continuing education, and experience requirements for mediators, supervisors, and directors, as well as requirements for providers of training. Finally, the rule discusses issues of ethics, including confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and best interests of children.
California Rules of Court Title 5, Rule 5.210: Court-Connected Child Custody Mediation
Judicial Council of California. Jan. 1, 2019https://www.courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index.cfm?title=five&linkid=rule5_210