In this chapter:
I. "
Board
" means the board of family mediator certification established by RSA 328-C:4.
II. "
Certified family mediator
" means a person certified under the provisions of this chapter to act as a family mediator.
III. "
Certified family mediator training program
" means a program that has been certified under this chapter to provide the instructional training required for certified family mediators.
IV. "
Contracted supervisor
" means a supervisor who has contracted with the court to participate in court-referred mediation.
V. "
Family mediation
" means a process by which an impartial third person or persons, with the consent of the parties, assists and enables the parties to a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities case to work together to reach a mutually satisfactory settlement of the issues involved in such case.
VI. "
Family mediator
" means an impartial third person who, with the consent of the parties to a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities case, assists and enables the parties to work together to reach a mutually satisfactory settlement of the issues in a dispute.
VII. "
Qualified intern
" means a person authorized under the provisions of this chapter to participate in mediation under the direct supervision of a certified family mediator.
VIII. "
Supervisor
" means a person who has been a certified family mediator for at least two years, has mediated at least thirty-six divorce cases, and commits to comply with RSA 328-C:5, VI.
Source. 1989, 268:1. 1992, 207:2. 2005, 250:2. 2009, 21:4, 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2022, 220:1, eff. Aug. 16, 2022.