In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
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No. 07-15-00189-CV
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SARA MORRISON, APPELLANT
V.
BRADLEY DON MORRISON, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the 46th District Court
Wilbarger County, Texas
Trial Court No. 27,146; Honorable Dan Mike Bird, Presiding
August 5, 2015
ORDER ON MOTION FOR MEDIATION
Before CAMPBELL and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.
Appellant, Sara Morrison, appeals from the Final Decree of Divorce rendered by
the trial court. The clerk’s record has been filed but the reporter’s record has yet to be
filed. Pending before this court is Sara’s Motion for Mediation by which she requests
suspension of appellate timetables in an effort to settle the case and avoid “further
tension between the parties and the costs related to this appeal.” Appellee, Bradley
Morrison, objects to the motion and asserts “it is not likely that mediation would result in
any further agreements between the parties.” He also objects to the added expenses of
mediation and time away from work. He disputes that there is tension between the
parties.
The policy behind mediation is to “encourage the peaceable resolution of
disputes, with special consideration given to disputes involving the parent-child
relationship . . . .” TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 154.002 (West 2011). The
motion and objection pending before us indicates a resolution is unlikely.
Consequently, we decline to refer the case to mediation. Sara’s Motion for Mediation is
denied.
It is so ordered.
Per Curiam
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