TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 11. Juvenile Code, 15-11-1 through 15-11-747.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-11-24. Termination of mediation.

1. Any party in a mediation may withdraw from or terminate further participation in mediation at any time.
2. A mediator shall terminate mediation when:
   1. The mediator concludes that the participants are unable or unwilling to participate meaningfully in the process;
   2. The mediator concludes that a party lacks the capacity to perceive and assert his or her own interests to the degree that a fair agreement cannot be reached;
   3. The mediator concludes that an agreement is unlikely; or
   4. The mediator concludes that a party is a danger to himself or herself or others.

(Code 1981, §15-11-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 1-5/HB 361.)

The 2015 amendment, effective May 5, 2015, substituted "Any party" for "Either party" at the beginning of subsection (a).