{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-678","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-678","heading":"Mediator's disclosure of conflicts of interest; background.","body":"(a) Before accepting a mediation, an individual who is requested to serve as a mediator shall:\n(1) Make an inquiry that is reasonable under the circumstances to determine whether there are any known facts that a reasonable individual would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the mediator, including a financial or personal interest in the outcome of the mediation and an existing or past relationship with a mediation party or foreseeable participant in the mediation; and\n(2) Disclose any such known fact to the mediation parties as soon as is practical before accepting a mediation.\n(b) If a mediator learns any fact described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section after accepting a mediation, the mediator shall disclose it as soon as is practicable.\n(c) At the request of a mediation party, an individual who is requested to serve as a mediator shall disclose the mediator's qualifications to mediate a dispute.\n(d) A person that violates subsection (a), (b) or (g) of this section is precluded by the violation from asserting a privilege under section 52-673.\n(e) Subsections (a), (b), (c) and (g) of this section do not apply to a judge acting as a mediator.\n(f) Sections 52-670 to 52-685, inclusive, do not require that a mediator have a special qualification by background or profession.\n(g) A mediator must be impartial, unless after disclosure of the facts required in subsections (a) and (b) of this section to be disclosed, the parties agree otherwise.\n(h) Mediation is deemed to have commenced when the referral or agreement to mediate is made.","path":["TITLE 52. CIVIL ACTIONS","CHAPTER 932. CONNECTICUT UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_932.htm#sec_52-678","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:28Z","sha256":"f26b562b201010da1039cef9e6c2cb942238c38e7156d220eb0d5de722a9d983","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-677","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-679"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}