IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Case No. Plaintiff/Petitioner Defendant/Respondent File Stamp CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDIATION In conjunction with the Family Mediation Program, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, the parties mutually agree with each other and the mediator as follows: a. That mediation as a concept is designed to facilitate a settlement between the parties. It is not a process to gather information which can be used against the other party in litigation. b. That in order for the maximum benefits of mediation to be realized, the parties must feel free to discuss issues without the threat that admissions will subsequently be used to their detriment. c. The parties and/or their attorneys shall be barred from calling the mediator as a witness to testify as to any matter regarding the mediation proceeding, or from seeking the admission into evidence of any documents or recordings prepared by the mediator in conjunction with the mediation, except by leave of Court for good cause shown. Date: Plaintiff Defendant Other Mediator P1-MISC-028 (04/09) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com