(In the US) If you don't respond to court in response to a summons/subpoena a bench warrant can be issued for your arrest to compel your attendance.
You'll probably be held in contempt and appropriately sanctioned.
Since the parties did not wish to go to court, they went into mediation to solve their dispute.
see links
Unless their attendance at the mediation was court ordered, nothing.
There is no set requirement that any mediation take place. Often, the Court will require mediation in certain types of cases, or the parties will agree to mediate. In either case, mediation is scheduled when the parties agree or when the Court orders it.
Can you change agreement to a mediation after you signed it? What is the grace period?
The time, date and place for medition session, is decided by the mediator. Therefore, the mediation session can be held wherever the mediator chooses.
only when registered and approved by the court see links
In California you are required to attend a mediation class and be seen by a mediation representative before you attend court you are allowed to see a j.
help both parties come to a mutual agreement.
help both parties come to a mutual agreement.
help both parties come to a mutual agreement.
Mediation is generally voluntary. Some states have rules that require you to mediate a case before going to trial, but settlement is not mandatory at mediation. Laws on mediation vary by state.