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1179 Mediation or neutral evaluation—referral by court
(1) The court may, by order, refer a proceeding, or any part of a
proceeding, for mediation or neutral evaluation.
(2) The court may make an order on application by a party to the
proceeding or on its own initiative.
(3) If the court makes an order under subrule (1) for mediation, the
mediation must be undertaken only by a mediator appointed by the
(4) If the court makes an order under subrule (1) for neutral evaluation,
the neutral evaluation must be undertaken only by an evaluator
appointed by the court.