Rule 16.14. Definitions

As used in Sup.R. 16.14 through 16.66:

(A) Civil stalking protection order case "Civil stalking protection order case" means a proceeding under R.C. 2903.214.

(B) Domestic abuse "Domestic abuse" means aggressive behaviors directed toward a current or former intimate partner that are physical, sexual, economic, spiritual, or coercively controlling. "Domestic abuse" may occur as a single aggressive behavior or a combination of aggressive behaviors and may vary from family to family in terms of frequency, recency, severity, intention, circumstance, and consequence.

(C) Domestic violence "Domestic violence" has the same meaning as in R.C. 3113.31(A)(1).

(D) Evaluator "Evaluator" means an individual who conducts a neutral evaluation.

(E) Facilitation "Facilitation" means a process in which a neutral party moderates discussions by ensuring the fluid and orderly exchange of information and ideas from all participants and that is primarily concerned with assisting individuals in refining their communication and organizational skills so that they may learn to work more efficiently with one another in a group setting.

(F) Mediation "Mediation" means a process in which a neutral third party helps the parties communicate and negotiate with each other to help them reach a voluntary agreement regarding their dispute by helping the parties clarify their positions and interests, identifying underlying concerns, and creating practical solutions for resolving their dispute.

(G) Mediator "Mediator" means an individual who conducts a mediation.

(H) Neutral evaluation "Neutral evaluation" means a process in which the parties to a dispute present their claims or defenses and describe the principal evidence on which their claims or defenses are based to a neutral third party who then shares impressions about the strengths and weaknesses of each matter.

(I) Parenting coordination "Parenting coordination" means a child-focused dispute resolution process ordered by a court of common pleas or division of the court to assist parties in implementing a parental rights and responsibilities or companionship time order using assessment, education, case management, conflict management, coaching, or decision-making. "Parenting coordination" is not mediation subject to R.C. Chapter 2710 or Sup.R. 16.20 through 16.25.

(J) Parenting coordinator "Parenting coordinator" means an individual who conducts parenting coordination. RULES 16.15 through 16.19 are reserved for future use