Practice question
A family mediator receives the referral order, then unilaterally announces a 90-day mediation period without seeking court approval. Which rule directly contradicts that approach?
- Mediation has no time limit.
- Only the mediator can extend the period indefinitely.
- Every party may privately impose a one-year period.
- Section 8 prescribes 30 days from receipt, with an extension not exceeding 30 days approved by the court on the mediator's recommendation.
- The period runs only after every party wins the case.
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/98364 — A.M. 24-02-06-SC, Rule on Family Mediation, Section 8(a)(6).
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