Notice of Mediation Setting
[Date]
[Names and addresses of attorneys for both parties]
Re: [style and cause number of case]
[Salutation]
This letter will serve as confirmation that mediation of the referenced case is scheduled to begin at [time] on [date].
The mediation fee in this case is $[amount] per party per day. (All parties represented by the same law firm are one party for the purposes of the mediation fee.) Please make your firm’s check or a cashier’s check payable to [name] and deliver it to me before the scheduled mediation.
Please send me, at least three days before the mediation, a copy of the order referring the matter to mediation, [include if applicable: the latest inventories filed by each of you,] the enclosed Disputed Issues Checklist (completed), and a summary of any settlement offers.
For your information, I enclose the following:
1.A Disputed Issues Checklist to be completed and returned [see forms 18-12 and 18-13]
2.Rules for Family Law Mediation [see form 18-14]
3.Ethical Guidelines for Mediators [see form 18-15]
4.A resume of my qualifications
5.A map showing the location of my office
Thank you for your cooperation and the appointment as a mediator. I will do everything possible to facilitate the settlement of this case on terms acceptable to all concerned.
Sincerely yours,
[Name]
Mediator