In part A-39 of this section, the family court is authorized to require parties to engage in court-mandated mediation, or to consent to requests from parties to voluntarily participate in any other form of alternate dispute resolution.
South Carolina Statute 63-3-530 - Jurisdiction in domestic matters
South Carolina Legislature. Renumbered 2008; amended June 26, 2012http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c003.php