Any communication, oral or written, in a mediation proceeding pursuant to § 25-4-56 is confidential and inadmissible as evidence in any proceeding. A mediator appointed pursuant to § 25-4-56 may not be a witness, and the notes and work product of the mediator are not subject to discovery or subpoena in the proceeding in which the contested child custody or visitation is at issue.
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