Ohio Sup.R. 6.02

(A) General

A court that elects to use mediation shall adopt a local rule governing mediation. The local

rule shall do all of the following:

(1) Incorporate by reference the provisions of the “Ohio Uniform Mediation

Act” under R.C. Chapter 2710;

(2) Identify the case types eligible for mediation and those that are precluded

from mediation, if any;

(3) Address confidentiality;

(4) Prohibit the use of mediation in domestic violence cases pursuant to R.C.

2919.25, 2919.26, 2919.27, and 3113.31. Nothing in this division shall

prohibit the use of mediation in either of the following cases:

(i) A subsequent divorce or custody case, even though the case

may result in the termination of the provisions of a protection

order pursuant to R.C. 3113.31;

(ii) A juvenile delinquency case.

(5) Establish procedures for encouraging appropriate referrals to legal counsel

and other support services for all parties, including victims and suspected

victims of domestic violence;

(6) Address other provisions as the court considers necessary and appropriate.

(B) Juvenile courts

A juvenile court that elects to use mediation in abuse, neglect, dependency, unruly, and

delinquency cases or juvenile civil protection order cases pursuant to R.C. 2151.34 or

3113.31 shall adopt a local rule that does all of the following:

(1) Complies with division (A) of this rule;

(2) Includes procedures in abuse, neglect, and dependency cases to ensure

parties who are not represented by counsel attend mediation only if they

have waived the right to counsel in open court and that parties represented

by counsel attend mediation without c ounsel only where the right to have

counsel present at the mediation has been specifically waived. Waivers may

be rescinded at any time.

(3) Includes procedures for the selection and referral of a case to mediation at

any point after the case is filed;

(4) Includes procedures for notifying the parties and nonparty participants of

the mediation.