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ADR | Superior Court of California | County of Alameda
Usually, the week before the trial date is set, a judge or experienced lawyer meets with all parties and encourages a resolution acceptable to all.
Settlement conferences can be effective when the experience and expertise of a neutral helps to guide the parties to a mutually acceptable resolution.

Who to talk to about your ADR options

The Alameda County ADR Program can be contacted in the following ways:
Telephone: (510) 891-6055Email: adrprogram@alameda.courts.ca.gov
More information and lists of mediators and judicial arbitrators are available here

When to Use ADR

As soon as you are aware that you have a dispute which may result in a lawsuit, you may want to develop a strategic approach to resolving the dispute.

Before you file a lawsuit consider:
Direct Negotiation - Talk to the other party directly, on the phone, or send a letter. Propose a negotiated settlement.
Mediation - If they are unwilling to talk directly or the discussion is not productive you might suggest that a mediator might help the discussion. Mediators are trained to conduct a neutral process which explores options for resolving disputes.
Contact a lawyer and ask them to assist you in the negotiations and mediation and if necessary file a lawsuit.
After you file a lawsuit:
Information about ADR is a part of the civil lawsuit filing package, which must be served on all parties to the suit. The ADR packet includes a “Stipulation to go to ADR”, sign the this document before you serve the papers and send the message that even though you are suing them, you would prefer to find other ways to resolve the dispute.
You must file a Case Management Statement (Form CM-110). This form includes options to go to ADR; please check the box for your preferred ADR process. Some judges will vacate the next court date and send the case to ADR based on information included in the CM-110.
When you appear in court, be sure to tell the judge that you would be interested in trying mediation or arbitration.
Most civil lawsuits are resolved before going to trial. Fewer than 5% of all civil filings go to trial.
ADR | Superior Court of California | County of Alameda
Litigation can take years to complete; ADR usually takes weeks or months. If you decide to go to court, ADR can reduce the time to settlement.
ADR can save money. Parties can save on litigation costs and attorneys' fees.
ADR offers you more control and flexibility. Parties choose the process most appropriate for their case. You have more control over the time, place, pace, and outcome of the process. Further, meditation is voluntary.
ADR can be less stressful. In mediation, the mediator keeps the discussion on a positive and productive path and assists both parties to hear and be heard.
ADR can offer improved outcomes. Surveys indicated that people who have used ADR were more satisfied than people who went through a lawsuit or trial.
ADR can preserve relationships. A mediator may be able to help you effectively communicate your interests and point of view to the other side and diffuse bad feelings on both sides. These are important benefits when you want to preserve a relationship.
Alternatives to going to court
Mediation Services are available through non-profit and private mediation providers in our area. You can find a mediator in the telephone book under "Mediator" or you can search the Internet. You can also check the Mediator Database in the ADR section of the Court's main website here.
Judicial Arbitration is a court-sponsored program where either party can reject the arbitrator's decision and negotiate an agreement or move forward with a trial.
In Binding Arbitration, also called Private Arbitration, parties agree to have an arbitrator decide their case instead of going to trial. You present your case at a hearing. The presiding arbitrator will issue a written decision which is final and not subject to appeal.
More Information on Local Rules on ADR
Local Rules on ADR
Alameda County Superior Court believes ADR can be helpful for every case. The Court encourages parties to use ADR to resolve their disputes. Local rules are available here.
 

ADR Options and Information

ADR Options: Mediation
Domestic Violence - domestic_violence
A court that participates in the DVSP uses the Domestic Violence Safety Partnership Self-Assessment—a tool furnished by the Judicial Council—to examine its own practices and needs in the handling of domestic violence cases, especially in relation to legal mandates. The court may then seek technical assistance from the Judicial Council.

Rules, Forms, and Legislation

The Judicial Council of California is responsible for developing statewide rules of court, court forms, and legislation relevant to court administration. Each of these areas may involve domestic violence issues. To review current and recent proposals, please click on the relevant link below:
Recent Proposals 
To review rules of court, court forms, and court-related legislation, please click on the relevant link below.  If you are interested in domestic violence specifically, please search within these sections for "domestic violence."
Statewide Rules of Court 
Forms
Court-Related Legislation

Resources for Professionals

The Greenbook
Batterer Intervention Systems in California
Snapshot Study 2008: Summary Findings
Stat Sheet: Domestic Violence in Court-Based Child Custody
Research Update: Domestic Violence in Court-Based Child Custody Mediation Cases in California (November 2002) 
Domestic Violence Courts: A Descriptive Study (May 2000)
Addressing Domestic Violence, Child Safety and Well-Being: Collaborative Strategies for California Families
Tribal/State Program - Family Violence Curriculum, Bench and Other Judicial Tools
Final Report of the Domestic Violence Practice and Procedure Task Force

Judicial Council Report Summary
Judicial Council Report
Recommended Guidelines and Practices for Improving the Administration of Justice in Domestic Violence Cases

Quick Links

Domestic Violence Self-Help 
National Domestic Violence Hotline

Domestic Violence

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Cooperative Parenting Workshop | Superior Court of California | County of Tuolumne
Facilitators will educate on the dynamics of parenting; provide information that helps parents understand the effects of separation/divorce on children; raise awareness of children’s developmental stages aimed at on-going, meaningful relationships between children and both parents following family break-up; and, promote positive parenting practices aimed at helping children’s healthy adjustment.
Participants of the Cooperative Parenting Workshop will receive information on many topics, including:
Home Responsibilities for Children
Economic issues (e.g., savings accounts)
Discipline
Removing children from parental conflict
The Court’s role
Parents retaining control of the mediation process
Through scenarios which involve role-play, participants will observe different communication styles. Active participation between the facilitators and the participants is invited and encouraged.
A Certificate of Completion will be filed in the court’s file for those parents who have completed the workshop, and will be accepted by the judicial officer hearing their case.
Cooperative Parenting Workshop
The Cooperative Parenting Workshop is conducted at the Justice Center Courthouse located on the first floor in the jury assembly room at 12855 Justice Center Drive, Sonora, CA 95370.
Workshops are held once a month on the first Thursday of every month at 2:00PM (*By appointment only*)
Pre-Mediation Workshop
Pre-Mediation Workshops are held in the jury assembly room every Thursday at 3:00PM EXCEPT when the Cooperative Parenting Workshops are being held then it is held at 1:00PM. (*By appointment only*)
Note:
*Court personnel will schedule parents for particular workshop sessions.
Childcare Is Not Provided, Please Do Not Bring Children.

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Civil | Superior Court of California | County of Tulare
La opción de correo electrónico está disponible de inmediato. La corte recomienda este método de entrega para evitar demoras en el envío de los documentos al abogado de investigación.
Resolución alternativa de disputas
Existen diferentes procesos disponibles para resolver demandas judiciales sin tener que ir a juicio. Las formas más comunes de resoluciones alternativas de disputas (ADR, por sus siglas en inglés) son la mediación, el arbitraje y la evaluación de casos. En la ADR, una persona capacitada e imparcial decide las disputas o ayuda a las partes a llegar a la resolución de su disputa por sí mismas. Las personas que normalmente son elegidas por las partes en disputa o por la corte son neutrales. Las personas neutrales pueden ayudar a las partes a resolver disputas sin tener que ir a la corte.
Paquete de resolución alternativa de disputas
Lista de mediadores/árbitros de ADR aprobados por la corte
Para mediadores/árbitros
¿Interesado en servir en la lista civil/de mediación de la corte? La inscripción abierta comienza en enero y finaliza el 15 de junio de cada año.
Lea Cómo convertirse en mediador/árbitro para obtener más información sobre los requisitos de la solicitud
Envíe su solicitud completada y su currículum actual antes del 15 de junio de cada año subsiguiente para ser considerado
Los solicitantes seleccionados se agregarán a la lista de mediación civil el 1.º de julio de cada año subsiguiente.
3rd District Court of Appeal - 3DCA
The committee’s membership roster consists of six associate justices drawn from each of the Court of Appeal Appellate Districts, six attorney members from around the state, a representative from the California Appellate Program, and a Clerk/Court Executive Officer. The Bias Prevention Committee was established under the Standards of Judicial Administration, standard 10.20.
June 30, 2023
On June 26, 2023, the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, approved amendments to Local Rule 1, which governs the Court’s Mediation Program.  These amendments will become effective September 18, 2023.
Consistent with the Mediation Program’s stated goals of enabling efficient case management and more expeditious resolution of appeals, the Mediation Committee recommended amendments to Local Rule 1 that limit how long record preparation and briefing is automatically stayed for cases referred to mediation.  The Court has approved amendments establishing that the automatic stay will remain in place for up to nine months. 
The lapse of the automatic stay will not preclude the parties, on a showing of good cause, from seeking a stay from the Court or an extension of time for filing the notice of designation or other required documents.  (See Cal. Rues of Court, rule 8.60(b).)  Nor does it prevent the parties from continuing their efforts to reach a non-judicial resolution of the cases.  (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.244.)
March 9, 2023
Notice regarding masks
Consistent with the end of the Covid-19 State of Emergency in California on February 28, 2023, masks are no longer required by the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District. Nevertheless, members of the public are encouraged to wear masks when their unique circumstances require it, and no one may be prohibited from wearing a mask.
August 15, 2022
Notice regarding optional form for applications for extension of time in criminal cases
The court is making obsolete its Application for Extension of Time to File Brief form, which was approved for optional use on October 20, 2010. The court requests that filers use the Judicial Council of California form, CR-126, which you can find under Forms & Local Rules. This applies to criminal cases only.
March 3, 2022
California Chief Justice Rescinds Temporary Emergency Measures
Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Suicide Prevention - Talking to Kids (T2K) about Suicide - MIRECC / CoE
After dinner I’m going to walk over to Aunt Maria’s house, would you like to come?”

Let her know it is okay to get support at school.

“You could also talk about this with your guidance counselor or teacher, Ms. Davis, at school. Would you like to talk to one of them?”

Help your child prepare for a family member’s return if they spent time in the hospital following a suicide attempt.

“Your sister is coming home tomorrow. Would you like to help me get the house ready? Do you have any questions before we pick her up from the hospital?”

Resources
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) for Youth — www.taps.org/youthprograms/
Grief Camps for kids

Comfort Zone Camp
Eluna Network's Camp Erin

A Last Note
This information is intended to help inform and guide adults when talking with a six to twelve year old child about a suicide attempt in the family. It is not intended to replace the advice of a mental health professional. In fact, it may be best to use this along with professional support if you or your child is struggling with how to talk about this difficult topic.
It is important to consider your child’s level of development and ability to understand events when deciding how to talk with her. Sticking to the key issues and answering her questions may be all she needs. (“Dad was feeling bad enough that he didn’t want to live, so he had to go to the hospital for help.”)

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sequestration: Members of a sequestered jury are usually housed together in a hotel and are not allowed to contact people outside of the court. Sequestration rarely occurs and is meant for jurors' protection. It is used to keep the jurors away from the media during a controversial trial where widespread media coverage could influence a juror's decision. In rare cases, there may be attempts to influence the jurors' deliberations through threats.
service by publication: When service of process is done by publishing a notice in a newspaper or by posting on a bulletin board of a courthouse or other public facility after a court determines that other means of service are impractical or have been unsuccessful. (See also service of process.)
service of process: The delivery of legal papers to the opposing party. The papers must be delivered by an adult aged 18 or older that is not involved in the case and that swears to the date and method of delivery to the recipient. (See also personal service, substituted service.)
settlement: An agreement reached among the parties that resolves the case at any time before a judge's decision in the case or a jury verdict. (See also finding, verdict.)
settlement agreement: In a dissolution, legal separation, or annulment of marriage or domestic partnership, a stipulated judgment will often include a settlement agreement. A settlement agreement is a written contract between you and your spouse or domestic partner that contains detailed legal wording about how the issues in your case will be handled. It is usually used when there are complicated issues of property, debt, support, or custody that need to be set out in the judgment.
severance of actions: To separate multiple criminal actions, defendants, causes of action, or cross-complaints for separate trials.
show cause: A court order telling a person to appear in court and present any evidence why the orders requested by the other side should not be granted or executed.. A show cause order is usually based on a motion and affidavit asking the judge to make certain decisions.
sine die: Without assigning a specific day for further hearing; from the Latin for "without a day."
slander: Defamation of a person's character or reputation through false or malicious oral statements.
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Joint Legal Custody: Both parents share in the right and responsibility to make decisions relating to the health, education and welfare of a child.
Sole Legal Custody: One parent has the right and responsibility to make decisions relating to the health, education and welfare of a child.
Physical Custody: How much time the children spend with each parent; where the children live; how day-to-day responsibilities are fulfilled.
Joint Physical Custody: Children spend a significant amount of time with each parent.
Sole Physical Custody: Children reside primarily with one parent and have visitation with the other parent.
Joint Custody: This term means both joint legal and joint physical custody. Parents agree to share it all.
Visitation: Times when one parent has the children and is fully responsible for them.
Supervised Visitation: Visitation is limited to special situations in which a third party, specified by the court, is present. Supervised, monitored visitation may occur when there is a need to protect children because of drug or alcohol abuse, child abuse or neglect, family violence, or other serious problems, or when children are getting to know an absent parent.
Mediation
Mediation services are available to litigants who have a current case involving the custody and visitation of their minor child(ren). The goal of our mediators is to facilitate a custody/visitation arrangement between the parents that is in the best interest of the minor child(ren). A mediation appointment can be made by calling 209-533-6565. When calling to make an appointment, please make sure that you have your case number and the mailing address of the other party. The mediators will not make an appointment for just one party, both parties must participate. If your case involves domestic violence restraining orders, please advise the clerk’s office when making the appointment, and one of the parties will be instructed to call in at the appointment time so that the restraining order is not violated, and the protected person has a safe environment for mediation. Mediation services are non-recommending, which means the mediator does not testify in court or write any recommendation to the court.
Service of Legal Papers
Service is the procedure used to give notice to a person (such as a respondent) of the papers you filed with the court.
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