Rule 42 – Procedure for mediator disqualification

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, West Virginia

All mediators shall be subject to Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct regarding disqualification. Any party may file a written motion to disqualify a mediator for good cause. The court shall rule on the motion within ten days of the date the motion was filed. If the motion is granted, the court shall enter an order within five days which assigns another mediator.

W. Va. R. Prac. & P. Fam. Ct. 42

Amended by order adopted November 27, 2001, effective January 1, 2002 and by order entered and effective December 1, 2005.