{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-5-509","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 5-509","heading":"Same; cases accepted.","body":"(a) Upon finding that alternatives to litigation may provide a more appropriate means to resolve the issues in a case and that the costs of the dispute resolution process are justified relative to the parties' ability to pay such costs, a judge may order the parties to the case to participate in a settlement conference or a non-binding dispute resolution process conducted by: (1) A program or individual approved pursuant to rules of the supreme court adopted pursuant to the dispute resolution act; or (2) an individual licensed to practice law in the state of Kansas.\n(b) If a court refers a case, information shall be provided to the court as to whether an agreement was reached and, if available, a copy of the signed agreement shall be provided to the court.\n(c) Before the dispute resolution process begins, the neutral person conducting the process shall provide the parties with a written statement setting forth the procedures to be followed.","path":["Chapter 5.—ARBITRATION AND AWARD","Article 5.—DISPUTE RESOLUTION"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch05/005_005_0009.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:09:51Z","sha256":"ed8496a4e12299b497007c570ab13ea86fc892bf7692c52a8e22f514335e1178","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-5-508","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-5-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}