Ohio R. Superi. Ct. 16.14
As used in Sup.R. 16.14 through 16.55:
"Civil stalking protection order case" means a proceeding under R.C. 2903.214.
"Domestic abuse" means aggressive behaviors directed toward a current or former intimate partner that are physical, sexual, economic, spiritual, or coercively controlling. "Domestic abuse" may occur as a single aggressive behavior or a combination of aggressive behaviors and may vary from family to family in terms of frequency, recency, severity, intention, circumstance, and consequence.
"Domestic violence" has the same meaning as in R.C. 3113.31(A)(1).
"Evaluator" means an individual who conducts a neutral evaluation.
"Facilitation" means a process in which a neutral party moderates discussions by ensuring the fluid and orderly exchange of information and ideas from all participants and that is primarily concerned with assisting individuals in refining their communication and organizational skills so that they may learn to work more efficiently with one another in a group setting.
"Mediation" means a process in which a neutral third party helps the parties communicate and negotiate with each other to help them reach a voluntary agreement regarding their dispute by helping the parties clarify their positions and interests, identifying underlying concerns, and creating practical solutions for resolving their dispute.
"Mediator" means an individual who conducts a mediation.
"Neutral evaluation" means a process in which the parties to a dispute present their claims or defenses and describe the principal evidence on which their claims or defenses are based to a neutral third party who then shares impressions about the strengths and weaknesses of each matter.
Ohio. R. Superi. Ct. 16.14