Rule 905: Prefatory Rule

(a)   Rules Adopted. The following Supreme Court Rules numbered 905 through 922 are effective January 1, 2020.

(b)   Repeal of Former Rules. Supreme Court Rules 901 through 904 and the Mediation Appendix and Preamble are repealed as of January 1, 2020.

(c)   Authority. For authority, see K.S.A. 5-501 et seq. and K.S.A. 23-3501 et seq.

(d)   Statutory References. In these rules, a reference to a statute includes any subsequent amendment to the statute.

(e)   Applicability. Unless otherwise indicated, these rules apply to the following:

(1)   an individual seeking approval to provide dispute resolution as an approved mediator, approved domestic conciliator, approved parenting coordinator, or approved case manager;

(2)   an organization or entity seeking to be recognized as an approved program to provide at least one of the following:

(A)   dispute resolution;

(B)   approved training courses; or

(C)   continuing dispute resolution education;

(3)   an individual seeking to become an approved mentor mediator to provide a practicum for prospective mediators;

(4)   an approved mediator, approved domestic conciliator, approved parenting coordinator, approved case manager, approved program, or approved mentor mediator; and

(5)   any dispute—other than litigation—referred by a court to dispute resolution.

(f)   Forms. The director of dispute resolution may provide and require use of standardized forms to implement these rules.

[History: New rule adopted effective January 1, 2020.]