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Ohio Sup.R. 6.32
Responsibilities of Evaluator
(A) Conflicts of interest
(1) An evaluator shall avoid any actual or apparent conflicts of interest arising from
any relationship or activity, including but not limited to those of employment or
business or from professional or personal contacts with parties or others involved
in the c ase. An evaluator shall avoid self-dealing or association from which the
evaluator might directly or indirectly benefit, except from compensation for
services as an evaluator.
(2) Upon becoming aware of any actual or apparent conflict of interest, an evaluator
shall notify the appointing court and the parties of the action taken to resolve the
conflict and, if unable to do so, seek the direction of the court.
(B) Legal advice
An evaluator shall not offer legal advice.
(C) Satisfaction of training requirements
(1) An evaluator shall meet the qualifications and comply with all training
requirements of Sup.R. 6.33 and local court rules governing evaluators and neutral
evaluation adopted under Sup.R. 6.31.
(2) An evaluator shall meet the qualifications for neutral evaluators for each court in
which the evaluator serves and promptly notify the court of any grounds for
disqualification or any issues affecting the ability to serve.
(3) Upon request, an evaluator shall provide a court from which the evaluator receives
referrals documentation indicating compliance with all training and education
requirements so that the court may meet the requirements of Sup.R. 6.34. The
documentation shall include information detailing the date, location, contents,
credit hours, and sponsor of any relevant training.
(D) Disclosure of qualifications
At the request of a party, an individual serving as an evaluator shall disclose the evaluator’s
qualifications to evaluate the subject matter in dispute.
(E) Neutral evaluator future disqualification
An evaluator shall not serve as a witness, consultant, attorney, or expert in any pending or
future action relating to a dispute for which the evaluator conducted an evaluation or
commenced the evaluation process.
History
Effective Date: January 1, 2023 Commentary (July 1, 2026) Rule 16.52 was renumbered to Rule 6.32 as part of the 2026 restructuring of the Rules of Superintendence.
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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