Bob Wieckowski
- Democratic
Author
Under existing law, when a person consults a mediator or mediation service for the purpose of retaining mediation services, or when parties agree to conduct and participate in a mediation for the purpose of compromising, settling, or resolving a civil dispute, anything said in the course of the consultation for mediation services or in the course of mediation is not admissible in evidence nor subject to discovery in any other civil action or proceeding. Existing law provides that evidence that is otherwise admissible is not inadmissible solely because it was introduced or used in a mediation or mediation consultation. Existing law requires that in marital nullity, dissolution, and legal separation matters, each party serve on the other party a declaration of disclosure that includes a characterization of all assets and liabilities, as specified. This bill would provide that the above-described declarations of disclosure are admissible as evidence even if they are prepared for the purpose of, in the course of, or pursuant to, a mediation or a mediation consultation. The bill would also declare the intent of the Legislature that the bill codify the holding of a specified court case.
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Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 60, Statutes of 2017.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2259.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 13).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 642.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 539.) (March 28).
Set for hearing March 28.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 4.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| SB217 | HTML |
| 02/01/17 - Introduced | |
| 06/21/17 - Enrolled | |
| 07/10/17 - Chaptered |
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