IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS Case No. ____________________________ Petitioner Petitioner's Attorney Judge A copy of this Order: Petitioner's Atty. Respondent Respondent's Attorney Deputy Clerk should be sent to has been sent to Respondent's Atty. Other ________________________ File Stamp MEDIATION ORDER THIS CAUSE COMING ON TO BE HEARD upon motion of the: Petitioner Respondent Court (sua sponte), the Court being advised in the premises, FINDS that a dispute exists between the parties/litigants involving: allocation of parental responsibilities parenting time other __________________________________; relocation That there is a reasonable likelihood that mediation will assist the parties in resolving the dispute. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: __________________________________________ (name-please print), whose address is _______________________________________________________________ and phone number is __________________________ is hereby appointed mediator to mediate and attempt to facilitate a settlement between the parties involving the issue(s) of: allocation of parental responsibilities parenting time other __________________________________; relocation That the parties shall contact the mediator within 24 hours to schedule the mediation and to make arrangements to pay an initial advance deposit of $ __________, which shall be paid on or before the date of the first session, to be used for work performed outside of sessions. Each party is responsible for one-half of the initial deposit, unless otherwise apportioned by the Court. Payment for each session will be due at the time each session takes place, and each party shall pay 50% of the amount due, unless otherwise ordered as follows: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________. That all discovery is stayed except written discovery until mediation is completed. Within 24 hours of the entry of this Order, the attorney for Petitioner mediator along with the referral form, relevant pleadings and reports herein. Respondent shall send a copy of this Order to the That mediation ordered hereunder is subject to all terms and conditions of the applicable statutes and Local Rules of the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit. This matter is continued for status on the progress of mediation to __________________________, 20_____, at ______ m. in courtroom __________of the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W. State Street, Sycamore, IL 60178. Date: _________________________________ Mediation Order 01-25-2017 Judge: ___________________________________________________ American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com