WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-New mediation program offered for NH cases
Member Center:
Associated Press - September 10, 2009 6:15 AM ET
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - There's a new mediation program in the New Hampshire court system.
It will give people a chance to resolve non-criminal disputes that would otherwise head to the state Supreme Court, New Hampshire's only appellate court.
Retired judges will serve as mediators for the appellate-level cases.
The state's Office of Mediation and Arbitration currently deals with district court cases for small claims matters; the family division for parenting, divorce, civil union and adoption matters; and civil cases in the superior and probate courts.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
