Section 490-D:8 Qualifications of Marital Masters.


   I. Marital masters shall possess the following qualifications:
      (a) Professional experience in family law matters.
      (b) Legal and personal qualities including, but not limited to:
         (1) Knowledge of family matters, including related matters such as tax and pension law;
         (2) Personal maturity so as to understand and make decisions on matters before the court; and
         (3) Personal qualities of patience and understanding of the difficult personal matters which are the subject of divorce and a willingness to deal with complex family matters in a non-adversarial manner.
   II. Each marital master shall complete a course in court process and procedures and mediation and negotiation.

Source. 2005, 177:14, eff. July 1, 2005.