In this chapter:
I. “Board” means the board of family mediator certification established by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-C:4.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 328-C:2

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

II. “Certified family mediator” means a person certified under the provisions of this chapter to act as a family mediator.
III. “Certified family mediator training program” means a program that has been certified under this chapter to provide the instructional training required for certified family mediators.
IV. “Contracted supervisor” means a supervisor who has contracted with the court to participate in court-referred mediation.
V. “Family mediation” means a process by which an impartial third person or persons, with the consent of the parties, assists and enables the parties to a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities case to work together to reach a mutually satisfactory settlement of the issues involved in such case.
VI. “Family mediator” means an impartial third person who, with the consent of the parties to a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities case, assists and enables the parties to work together to reach a mutually satisfactory settlement of the issues in a dispute.
VII. “Qualified intern” means a person authorized under the provisions of this chapter to participate in mediation under the direct supervision of a certified family mediator.
VIII. “Supervisor” means a person who has been a certified family mediator for at least two years, has mediated at least thirty-six divorce cases, and commits to comply with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-C:5, VI.