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NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23B-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23B-36 - Collection, publishing, availability of certain information.

2A:23B-36 Collection, publishing, availability of certain information.  4. a. Any arbitration organization that administers or otherwise is involved in more than 50 consumer arbitrations per year shall collect, publish at least quarterly, and make available to the public, all of the following information regarding each consumer arbitration within the preceding five years: (1) the name of any corporation or other business entity that is party to the arbitration; (2) the type of dispute involved, including, but not limited to, goods, banking, insurance, health care, or employment. In the case of arbitration involving employment, the amount of the employees' annual wage divided into the following ranges:  (a) less than $100,000; (b) $100,000 to $250,000, inclusive; and  (c) more than $250,000; (3) whether the consumer was the prevailing party; (4) the number of occasions a business entity, which is a party to an arbitration, has previously been a party in an arbitration or mediation administered by the arbitration organization; (5) whether the consumer was represented by an attorney; (6) the date the arbitration organization received the demand for arbitration, the date the arbitrator was appointed, and the date of disposition by the arbitrator or arbitration organization; (7) the type of disposition of the dispute, if known, including withdrawal, abandonment, settlement, award after hearing, award without hearing, default, or dismissal without hearing; (8) the amount of the claim, the amount of the award, and any other relief granted, if any; and (9) the name of the arbitrator, the total fee for the case, and the percentage of the arbitrator's fee allocated to each party. b. If the information required by subsection a. of this section is provided by the arbitration organization in a computer-searchable format through the company's Internet website and may be downloaded without any fee, the company may charge the actual cost of copying to any person who requests the information on paper. If the information required by subsection a. of this section is not accessible through the Internet, the company shall provide that information without charge to any person who requests the information on paper. c. An arbitration organization shall not be liable for collecting, publishing, or distributing the information required by this section. L.2019, c.493, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-1 - Short title.

2A:23C-1 Short title.  1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Mediation Act." L.2004,c.157,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-2 - Definitions.

2A:23C-2 Definitions.  2. Definitions. As used in this act: "Mediation" means a process in which a mediator facilitates communication and negotiation between parties to assist them in reaching a voluntary agreement regarding their dispute. "Mediation communication" means a statement, whether verbal or nonverbal or in a record, that occurs during a mediation or is made for purposes of considering, conducting, participating in, initiating, continuing, or reconvening a mediation or retaining a mediator. A mediation communication shall not be deemed to be a public record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented by P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et seq.). "Mediator" means an individual who conducts a mediation. "Nonparty participant" means a person, other than a party or mediator, who participates in a mediation. "Mediation party" means a person who participates in a mediation and whose agreement is necessary to resolve the dispute. "Person" means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. "Proceeding" means a judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other adjudicative process, including related pre-hearing and post-hearing motions, conferences, and discovery; or a legislative hearing or similar process. "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. "Sign" means to execute or adopt a tangible symbol with the present intent to authenticate a record, or to attach or logically associate an electronic symbol, sound, or process to or with a record with the present intent to authenticate a record. L.2004,c.157,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-3 - Scope.

2A:23C-3 Scope.  3. Scope. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. or c., this act shall apply to a mediation in which: (1) the mediation parties are required to mediate by statute, court rule or administrative agency rule, or are referred to mediation by a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator; (2) the mediation parties and the mediator agree to mediate in a record that demonstrates an expectation that mediation communications will be privileged against disclosure; or (3) the mediation parties use as a mediator an individual who holds himself out as a mediator, or the mediation is provided by a person who holds itself out as providing mediation. b. The act shall not apply to a mediation: (1) relating to the establishment, negotiation, administration, or termination of a collective bargaining relationship or to any mediation conducted by the Public Employment Relations Commission or the State Board of Mediation; (2) relating to a dispute that is pending under or is part of the processes established by a collective bargaining agreement, except that the act applies to a mediation arising out of a dispute that has been filed with a court or an administrative agency other than the Public Employment Relations Commission or the State Board of Mediation; (3) conducted by a judge who may make a ruling on the case; or (4) conducted under the auspices of: (a) a primary or secondary school if all the parties are students; or (b) a juvenile detention facility or shelter if all the parties are residents of that facility or shelter. c. If the parties agree in advance in a signed record, or a record of proceeding so reflects, that all or part of a mediation is not privileged, the privileges under sections 4 through 6 of P.L. 2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-4 through C.2A:23C-6) shall not apply to the mediation or part agreed upon. Sections 4 through 6 of P.L. 2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-4 through C.2A:23C-6) shall apply to a mediation communication made by a person who has not received actual notice of the agreement before the communication is made. L.2004,c.157,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-4 - Privilege against disclosure; admissibility; discovery.

2A:23C-4 Privilege against disclosure; admissibility; discovery.  4. Privilege against Disclosure; Admissibility; Discovery. a. Except as otherwise provided in section 6 of P.L. 2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-6), a mediation communication is privileged as provided in subsection b. of this section and shall not be subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in a proceeding unless waived or precluded as provided by section 5 of P.L. 2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-5). b. In a proceeding, the following privileges shall apply: (1) a mediation party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a mediation communication. (2) a mediator may refuse to disclose a mediation communication, and may prevent any other person from disclosing a mediation communication of the mediator. (3) a nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a mediation communication of the nonparty participant. c. Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery shall not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely by reason of its disclosure or use in a mediation. L.2004,c.157,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-5 - Waiver and preclusion of privilege.

2A:23C-5 Waiver and preclusion of privilege.  5. Waiver and Preclusion of Privilege. a. A privilege under section 4 of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-4) may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties to the mediation and: (1) in the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and (2) in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant. b. A person who discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication that prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under section 4 of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-4), but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure. c. A person who intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit or commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity is precluded from asserting a privilege under section 4 of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-4). L.2004,c.157,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-6 - Exceptions to privilege.

2A:23C-6 Exceptions to privilege.  6. Exceptions to Privilege. a. There is no privilege under section 4 of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-4) for a mediation communication that is: (1) in an agreement evidenced by a record signed by all parties to the agreement; (2) made during a session of a mediation that is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public; (3) a threat or statement of a plan to inflict bodily injury or commit a crime; (4) intentionally used to plan a crime, attempt to commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity; (5) sought or offered to prove or disprove a claim or complaint filed against a mediator arising out of a mediation; (6) except as otherwise provided in subsection c., sought or offered to prove or disprove a claim or complaint of professional misconduct or malpractice filed against a mediation party, nonparty participant, or representative of a party based on conduct occurring during a mediation; or (7) sought or offered to prove or disprove child abuse or neglect in a proceeding in which the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families is a party, unless the Division of Child Protection and Permanency participates in the mediation. b. There is no privilege under section 4 of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-4) if a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator finds, after a hearing in camera, that the party seeking discovery or the proponent of the evidence has shown that the evidence is not otherwise available, that there is a need for the evidence that substantially outweighs the interest in protecting confidentiality, and that the mediation communication is sought or offered in: (1) a court proceeding involving a crime as defined in the "New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice," N.J.S.2C:1-1 et seq.; or (2) except as otherwise provided in subsection c., a proceeding to prove a claim to rescind or reform or a defense to avoid liability on a contract arising out of the mediation. c. A mediator may not be compelled to provide evidence of a mediation communication referred to in paragraph (6) of subsection a. or paragraph (2) of subsection b. d. If a mediation communication is not privileged under subsection a. or b., only the portion of the communication necessary for the application of the exception from nondisclosure may be admitted. Admission of evidence under subsection a. or b. does not render the evidence, or any other mediation communication, discoverable or admissible for any other purpose. L.2004, c.157, s.6; amended 2006, c.47, s.22; 2012, c.16, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-7 - Prohibited mediator reports.

2A:23C-7 Prohibited mediator reports.  7. Prohibited mediator reports. a. Except as required in subsection b., a mediator may not make a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other oral or written communication regarding a mediation to a court, administrative agency, or other authority that may make a ruling on the dispute that is the subject of the mediation. b. A mediator may disclose: (1) whether the mediation occurred or has terminated, whether a settlement was reached, and attendance; or (2) a mediation communication as permitted under section 6 of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-6); c. A communication made in violation of subsection a. may not be considered by a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator. L.2004,c.157,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-8 - Confidentiality.

2A:23C-8 Confidentiality.  8. Confidentiality. Unless made during a session of a mediation which is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public, mediation communications are confidential to the extent agreed by the parties or provided by other law or rule of this State. L.2004,c.157,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-9 - Mediator's disclosure of conflicts of interest; background.

2A:23C-9 Mediator's disclosure of conflicts of interest; background.  9. Mediator's Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest; Background. a. Before accepting a mediation, an individual who is requested to serve as a mediator shall: (1) make an inquiry that is reasonable under the circumstances to determine whether there are any known facts that a reasonable individual would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the mediator, including a financial or personal interest in the outcome of the mediation and an existing or past relationship with a mediation party or foreseeable participant in the mediation; and (2) disclose any such known fact to the mediation parties as soon as is practicable before accepting a mediation. b. If a mediator learns any fact described in paragraph (1) of subsection a. after accepting a mediation, the mediator shall disclose it as soon as is practicable. c. At the request of a mediation party, an individual who is requested to serve as a mediator shall disclose the mediator's qualifications to mediate a dispute. d. A person who violates subsection a., b., or g. shall be precluded by the violation from asserting a privilege under section 4 of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-4), but only to the extent necessary to prove the violation. e. Subsections a, b., c., and g. do not apply to a judge of any court of this State acting as a mediator. f. This act does not require that a mediator have a special qualification by background or profession. g. A mediator shall be impartial, notwithstanding disclosure of the facts required in subsections a. and b. L.2004,c.157,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-10 - Participation in mediation.

2A:23C-10 Participation in mediation.  10. Participation in Mediation. An attorney or other individual designated by a party may accompany the party to and participate in a mediation. A waiver of representation or participation given before the mediation may be rescinded. L.2004,c.157,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-11 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

2A:23C-11 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.  11. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This act modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. s.7001 et seq., but this act does not modify, limit, or supersede s.101(c) of that act or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in s.103(b) of that act. L.2004,c.157,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-12 - Uniformity of application and construction.

2A:23C-12 Uniformity of application and construction.  12. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. L.2004,c.157,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23C-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23C-13 - Severability clause.

2A:23C-13 Severability clause.  13. Severability clause. If any provision of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-1 et seq.) or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. L.2004,c.157,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-1 - Short title.

2A:23D-1 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Family Collaborative Law Act."  L.2014, c.50, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-2 - Findings, declarations relative to family collaborative law.

2A:23D-2 Findings, declarations relative to family collaborative law.  2. The Legislature finds and declares: a. Since at least 2005, attorneys in New Jersey have participated in the dispute resolution method known as family collaborative law, in which an attorney is retained for the limited purpose of assisting his client in resolving family disputes in a voluntary, non-adversarial manner, without court intervention.  b. The family collaborative law process is distinct from other dispute resolution mechanisms because the parties intend to resolve their dispute without litigation. Instead, each party, represented by his attorney, meets together with the other party to the dispute, that party's attorney, and, as needed, one or more nonparty participants who are not attorneys but are professionals in their fields, such as certified financial planners, certified public accountants, licensed clinical social workers, psychologists, licensed professional counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and psychiatrists. All participants in the family collaborative law process understand and agree that the process is intended to replace litigation and that the process will terminate if either party or either attorney commences a proceeding related to the subject matter to be addressed through the family collaborative process before a court or other tribunal other than to seek incorporation of a settlement agreement into a final judgment. c. In order to facilitate full and fair disclosure by the parties to the family collaborative law process, the parties must have an evidentiary privilege to protect them from disclosure of any collaborative law communication. The nonparty participants in the family collaborative law process, who serve as neutral experts, need a privilege from disclosure of communications made by them during the process similar to the privilege created for mediators in the "Uniform Mediation Act," P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-1 et seq.). This will enable nonparty participants to participate candidly in the process and thereby facilitate resolution of the family law dispute.  L.2014, c.50, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-4 - Application of act.

2A:23D-4 Application of act.  4. P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) applies to a family collaborative law process that is subject to a family collaborative law participation agreement, meets the requirements set forth in section 5 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D- 5), and is signed on or after the effective date of this act.  P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) does not apply to any other collaborative law process or any other collaborative law participation agreement. L.2014, c.50, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-5 - Family collaborative law participation agreement.

2A:23D-5 Family collaborative law participation agreement.  5. a. A family collaborative law participation agreement shall: (1) be in a record; (2) be signed by the parties; (3) state the parties' intention to resolve a family law dispute through a family collaborative law process pursuant to P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.); (4) describe the nature and scope of the family law dispute; (5) identify the family collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process;  (6) contain a statement that a family collaborative lawyer's role is limited as defined in P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.), consistent with the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey;  (7) set forth the manner by which a family collaborative law process begins and the manner by which it terminates or concludes in accordance with sections 6 and 7 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-6 and C.2A:23D-7); (8) state that any family collaborative law communication of a party or a nonparty participant is confidential and subject to an evidentiary privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13), and that the privilege may be waived only expressly and by both parties or in the case of a nonparty participant, by the nonparty participant having the right to exercise the privilege; and  (9) state that the conduct of the family collaborative lawyer is governed by P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.), the Rules of Court adopted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, and the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and that P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) does not alter the family collaborative lawyer's responsibilities to the client under the Rules of Professional Conduct and any other applicable Rules of Court.  b. Parties may agree to include in a family collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) or other applicable law. L.2014, c.50, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-6 - Beginning of family collaborative law process.

2A:23D-6 Beginning of family collaborative law process.  6. a. A family collaborative law process begins when the parties sign a family collaborative law participation agreement.  b. Participation in a family collaborative law process is voluntary and may not be compelled by a tribunal. L.2014, c.50, s.6.