Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 154.021. Referral Of Pending Disputes For Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure
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§ 154.021. REFERRAL OF PENDING DISPUTES FOR ALTERNATIVE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE. (a) A court may, on its own motion
or the motion of a party, refer a pending dispute for resolution by
an alternative dispute resolution procedure including:
(1) an alternative dispute resolution system
established under Chapter 26, Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1983 (Article 2372aa, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);
(2) a dispute resolution organization; or
(3) a nonjudicial and informally conducted forum for
the voluntary settlement of citizens' disputes through the
intervention of an impartial third party, including those
alternative dispute resolution procedures described under this
subchapter.
(b) The court shall confer with the parties in the
determination of the most appropriate alternative dispute
resolution procedure.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1121, § 1, eff. June 20, 1987.
Section: 152.003 152.004 152.005 152.006 154.001 154.002 154.003 154.021 154.022 154.023 154.024 154.025 154.026 154.027 154.051
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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