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Laws current as of July 17, 2024

If I am a domestic violence victim, do I have to do mediation?

If the judge believes that you have been a victim of domestic violence, s/he should not order mediation unless you and the other person agree to it.1

Some other reasons the judge might decide you don’t have to go to mediation are as follows:

  • It would be too hard and unfair for you or the other person.
  • You both agreed to use a different way to resolve your dispute.
  • There is a claim of abuse or neglect involving your child.
  • The judge decided that someone involved abused alcohol or drugs unless you both agreed to use mediation anyway.
  • There is serious psychological or emotional abuse.
  • No mediator is available soon enough.2

1 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 461-A:7(V)
2 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 461-A:7(IV)

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