Is mediation confidential?

"Mediation proceedings and all information obtained from and about the participants through the mediation process shall be treated as confidential. This requirement may only be waived by informed written consent of both parties and the mediator. The mediator shall refrain from knowingly or intentionally releasing information that might possibly impact legal proceedings. Where there is clear and imminent danger to an individual or to society, the obligation of the mediator to maintain confidentiality will not apply." [Emphasis added] (MCI Standard II.*)

*Source: Mediation Council of Illinois Professional Standards of Practice for Mediators

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