5-501.
Citation of act; application.
(a) K.S.A. 5-501 through 5-516, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the dispute resolution act.
(b) The dispute resolution act shall apply to registered and approved programs and individuals, and personnel thereof, to parties to dispute resolution being conducted by registered programs and individuals, and to disputes referred by a court, by state government or as otherwise provided by statute to dispute resolution other than litigation. The dispute resolution act shall not apply to any judge acting in an official capacity.
History:
L. 1994, ch. 217, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 140, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 173, § 1; July 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
4
cases, 2000–2020 · leading case:
In Re Roth, 7 P.3d 241 (Kan. 2000).
In Re Roth, 7 P.3d 241 (Kan. 2000).
“” In 1996, the statute was amended to state: “(a) All verbal or written information transmitted between any party to a dispute and a neutral person conducting the proceeding, or the staff of an approved program under K.S.A. 5-501 et seq. and amendments thereto shall be…”
Schauf v. Schauf, 107 P.3d 1237 (Kan. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 3× “Buchele as mediator pursuant to K.S.A. 5-501 et seq. “to assist the parties in resolving all disputes herein” and as master pursuant to K.”
Wasinger v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina (Kan. Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 2× “The concept of binding mediation is inconsistent with the definition for mediation under the Kansas Dispute Resolution Act, K.S.A. 5-501 et seq. 1 4. When a contract calls for mediation, the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.”
Calhoun v. Mainstreet Credit Union (D. Kan. 2020).
“#51) at 2–3 (citing Kansas Dispute Resolution Act, K.S.A. 5-501, et seq.). The Court recognizes that preserving the confidentiality of settlement agreements may encourage settlement, but plaintiff has not shown why the parties’ interests in keeping the terms of their agreements…”
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