See Rule 7 (b)(3), ADR (authorizing a
mediator to «define and describe» «[t] he inadmissibility of conduct and statements as
evidence in any arbitral, judicial or other proceeding»); Rule 8 (a), ADR («Communications during a mediation settlement conference shall be confidential.»)
As a lawyer - trained full - time family and divorce
mediator, I
see the flourishing of my profession and its process (mediation) as strong
evidence of such a paradigm shift in the community of divorcing folks and separating parents.