These are the steps involved in the basic arbitration process:
#*'''Pick your arbitrator.'''#*'''Sign the arbitrator's participation agreement — this .''' This is a contract that describes your responsibilities and the responsibilities of your arbitrator, and how the arbitrator will be paid, and your agreement . It also requires you to agree to be bound by the result of the arbitration.#*'''Prepare for and attend the prehearing conference — this .''' This is a meeting at during which the parties , their lawyers and the arbitrator will make decisions about how the arbitration will work, including the rules for the hearing, the place and date of the hearing, and the legal issues to be resolved at the hearing.#*'''Prepare your case.''' Start working on your case by researching the law and thinking about the evidence you need to prove your case.#*'''Complete discovery and disclosure — this .''' This is a process in which you and the other party review and parties will exchange documents and information that a are relevant to the legal issuesin your dispute, such as income tax returns if child support or spousal support is an issueone of those issues.#*'''Exchange the documents you're going to use at the hearing — these .''' These documents might include written arguments, financial statements or summaries of what your witnesses are going to say.#Complete *'''Attend the hearing — an .''' An arbitration hearing is the equivalent of a trial, but with special rules and shorter processes. Sometimes you may attend by teleconference or videoconference rather than in person.#*'''Receive the arbitrator's decision — .''' The arbitrator's will prepare their decision, and the reasons for their decision, in a written document called an award. Most arbitrartors try to get their awards are usually due 30 days after to the hearing endsparties as soon as possible, but it can sometimes takes longer for the arbitrator take a long time to complete their finish a decision, especially if the evidence presented at the hearing was unusually complicated.#*'''Review and ask to correct for corrections.''' You have 30 days after you get the arbitrator's decision — you can award to ask the arbitrator arbitrators to correct any clerical mistakes typos and other errors they may have made in their awardmistakes, and to address any legal issues not resolved in ask the arbitrator to explain specific parts of their award.
Once Under section 19.16 of the time to correct the arbitrator's decision has passed'[[Family Law Act]]'', the an arbitration is over.when:
#the arbitrator has delivered their final award and the time to correct the arbitrator's decision has passed;#the parties agree to end the arbitration; or,#the arbitrator makes an order that it is "unnecessary or impossible" to continue the arbitration. ===Getting into Starting arbitration===
There are only two ways you can get your family law problem into arbitration.