{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-3171","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 3171","heading":"","body":"(a) If a stepparent or grandparent has petitioned, or otherwise applied, for a visitation order pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3100), the court shall set the matter for mediation.\n(b) A natural or adoptive parent who is not a party to the proceeding is not required to participate in the mediation proceeding, but failure to participate is a waiver of that parent’s right to object to a settlement reached by the other parties during mediation or to require a hearing on the matter.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 8. CUSTODY OF CHILDREN [3000. - 3465.]","PART 2. RIGHT TO CUSTODY OF MINOR CHILD [3020. - 3204.]","CHAPTER 11. Mediation of Custody and Visitation Issues [3160. - 3188.]","ARTICLE 2. Availability of Mediation [3170. - 3173.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"455ec3e9589cf8e0b5ab08833226765989454e5770422eef0b0b37cebf9dad17","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-3170","next":"us-ca/fam-3172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}