SLR 14-12.025: SCOPE OF AUTHORITY

A domestic relations case filed in the circuit court remains under the scope of authority of that court in all phases of the proceedings, including mediation. The court which refers a case to mediation may set in its referral order the limits of the mediator's scope of authority in the case. Any agreement of the parties reached as a result of mediation for which court enforcement may be sought must be presented to the court, and the court shall retain final authority to accept, modify or reject the agreement.