These rules authorize the referral of all issues of parental responsibility, child custody, visitation, removal, access or other non-economic issue to mediation and excludes cases in which an impediment to mediation is found to exist. Rule 15.15 outlines the qualifications of mediators and the referral process and discusses attendance, confidentiality, conflict of interest, and the disclosure of information. Rule 15.16 authorizes the order to evaluation of any of the issues eligible for mediation, once mediation has been completed. It discusses the qualifications of evaluators, the referral procedure, the evaluation process, conflict of interest, the disclosure of information and the payment of fees.
Illinois 18th Judicial Circuit Local Rules 15.15-15.16 - Mediation Referral Program and Custody Evaluation Program
18th Judicial Circuit of Illinois. October 7, 1997; revised July 16, 2008http://www.dupageco.org/Courts/LocalCourtRules/2652/