Tribe: Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
Section 10 Purpose (5 PYTC § 9-10) The Pascua Yaqui Tribe established the Mandatory Civil Mediation Program for parties to resolve their disputes outside of the adversarial process. Mandatory mediation is an informal and flexible dispute resolution process which assists the parties in resolving their own disputes through the guidance of a neutral mediator. This process is the first step for all family related civil cases to be filed in the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Court (PYTC).
Section 30 (A) Scope (5 PYTC § 9-30) All civil cases involving families shall be referred to mediation by the court clerk. Upon request of one of the parties, the court may decline to refer a matter to mediation if it appears that mediation is inappropriate because of the parental unfitness, substance abuse, mental incapacity, domestic violence, or other good cause, or because mediation will cause undue delay. Mandatory mediation applies to initial proceedings and modification proceedings. Furthermore, the Judge at his/her discretion may refer a case to mediation at any time during the court proceeding. (B) Participation is mandatory for the following cases: (1) (2) (3) (4) Marriage; Dissolution of Marriage Child Custody/Visitation Adoption Permanent Guardianship/Conservatorship
5) Paternity (6) Child Support (7) Probate