Definitions

For purposes of this Chapter 43A, the following terms apply:

(a)Mediation means a process in which a neutral person or persons facilitate communication between the disputants to assist them in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.

(b)Mediator means a neutral person who conducts a mediation. Mediator includes any person designated by a mediator either to assist COL412014 CH. 43A GUAM MEDIATION in the mediation or to communicate with the participants in preparation for a mediation.

(c)Mediation consultation means a communication between a person and a mediator for the purpose of initiating, considering, or reconvening a mediation or retaining the mediator.

(d)Writing means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostatting, photographing, photocopying, transmitting by electronic mail or facsimile, and every other means of recording upon any tangible thing, any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof, and any record thereby created, regardless of the manner in which the record has been stored.