The ADR program should determine whether there is or has been a Family Violence Petition in place. Mediation is a confidential process in which a neutral person guides the parties in problem-solving. The success of the mediation may depend upon the parties' being able to work together. Therefore, although mediation is oriented towards the future, past patterns of party interaction can have a significant impact upon the process. Questions about party interaction are also a valuable tool for detecting the presence of domestic violence in a relationship.
Mediation is a process that helps parties to plan for the future .
Please comment if you like. The means by which a program elicits this screening information is to be determined by each program and, ultimately, approved by the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution. Screening techniques might include questionnaires, telephone interviews, or face to face interviews. If there is any indication of domestic violence in phase one, the parties will be contacted directly for further screening. If domestic violence is alleged, after sufficient screening the case will be either released for process through the court system or will be assigned to mediation or some other ADR process as circumstances warrant.