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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Plaintiff FAMILY COURT COVERSHEET Defendant. Docket No* COUNTY OF vs. NOTE The coversheet and information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law. This form is required for docketing purposes for the Clerk of Court and must be signed and dated and filled out completely. A copy of this coversheet must be served on the defendant s along with the Summons and...Complaint* Submitted by Address SC Bar Telephone Fax Other Email DOCKETING INFORMATION Check one box below if filing in a Mandatory Mediation County This case is subject to MEDIATION pursuant to the Family Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules. This case is exempt from ADR certificate attached. Nature of Action Codes Check One Marital Dissolution Divorce 110 Annulment 120 Separate Support and Maintenance 130 Registration of Foreign Divorce Decree without support/custody 190 Abuse and...Neglect Juvenile Delinquency Truancy 311 Incorrigible 312 Runaway 313 Criminal Offense 315 Protection from Domestic Abuse Domestic Abuse Intimate Partner 410 Support Child Support Private 501 Child Support Administrative Process 502 UIFSA Outgoing 505 UIFSA Incoming 506 Modification of Child Support Private 507 College Expenses 530 Support Other 599 Custody/Visitation Child Custody/Visitation 610 Temporary Custody Nonparent 616 Miscellaneous Actions Name Change 710 Correction/Birth...Record 720 Judicial Bypass 730 Adoption 740 Foreign Adoption 741 Post Dissolution Equitable Distribution 750 Paternity Private 761 Paternity DSS 762 Termination of Parental Rights Private 771 Submitting Party Signature Date Custodial Parent if applicable N/A Note Frivolous civil proceedings are subject to sanctions pursuant to Rule 11 SCRCP and the South Carolina Frivolous Civil Proceedings Sanctions Act S*C. Code Ann* 15-36-10 et seq. SCCA 467 12/2015 Effective January 1 2016 family court...actions in all counties are subject to mediation* Under the provisions of the Supreme Court s Rules for Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR mediation is defined as an informal process in which a third-party mediator facilitates settlement discussions between parties. Any settlement is voluntary. In the absence of settlement the parties lose none of their rights to trial* Also under the ADR Rules the parties may agree on a mediator or the Clerk of Court will appoint a mediator from the certified...list. If the Clerk appoints a mediator from the list the mediator will be certified by the Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification and may be either a lawyer a licensed mental health professional or any other individual meeting the certification requirements. Whether or not the mediator is a lawyer if appointed by the court the charge per hour is set at a specified amount under the provisions of ADR Rule 9. Parties are responsible for payment of the mediator as set out in ADR Rule 9....SUPREME COURT RULES REQUIRE MEDIATION OF ALL CONTESTED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ACTIONS* IF THE DOCKETING INFORMATION ON PAGE 1 OF THIS COVERSHEET INDICATES THAT THIS CASE IS SUBJECT TO MEDIATION YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT MEDIATED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES ARE REQUIRED IN THIS CASE AND THAT THE COURT-ANNEXED ADR RULES SHALL APPLY TO ALL CASES IN WHICH MEDIATION IS REQUIRED.