Who Can Qualify? Parties who do not have counsel or counsel who are not paid; whose income for the past two years does not exceed the Federal Poverty Guidelines; and whose mediator is assigned by ODR. Rules for Applying Parties must submit their application at least ten days prior to the scheduled mediation date. The ODR Program will appoint the mediator for the case. Each Party is required to make application for themselves. A case can have paying and non-paying parties (parties who qualified for the fee waiver). The mediator’s fee is split equally between all parties. If only one party requested and qualified for the fee waiver then the other party is required to pay their part of the split mediation fee. All fees are due at the mediation session unless otherwise arranged with the mediator prior to the mediation date. Confidentiality All efforts should be taken by the mediator and others to keep confidential the fact that one or more parties have applied and qualified for a fee waiver. Revision Date: March 14, 2018
Who Can Qualify? Parties who do not have counsel or counsel who are not paid; whose income for the past two years does not exceed the Federal Poverty Guidelines; and whose mediator is assigned by ODR. Rules for Applying Parties must submit their application at least ten days prior to the scheduled mediation date. The ODR Program will appoint the mediator for the case. Each Party is required to make application for themselves. A case can have paying and non-paying parties (parties who qualified for the fee waiver). The mediator’s fee is split equally between all parties. If only one party requested and qualified for the fee waiver then the other party is required to pay their part of the split mediation fee. All fees are due at the mediation session unless otherwise arranged with the mediator prior to the mediation date. Confidentiality All efforts should be taken by the mediator and others to keep confidential the fact that one or more parties have applied and qualified for a fee waiver. Revision Date: March 14, 2018