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Chapter I - PRELIMINARY RULES
Rule 1.6 - Mediation by Agreement, Local Rule, or Court Order

Chest. Cnty. Ct. Comm. Plea. R. 1.6

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Rule 1.6 - Mediation by Agreement, Local Rule, or Court Order

All parties having an interest in a matter may participate by written agreement, or the court by local rule or order in a particular matter may provide for the parties to participate, in private mediation or in court-supervised mediation.

Chest. Cnty. Ct. Comm. Plea. R. 1.6

Rule 1.6 has no counterpart in former Orphans' Court Rules.

Explanatory Comment: The confidentiality of mediation is provided by statute, See42 Pa.C.S. § 5949.