Legal Framework

The Law on Mediation (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, no. 18/2005) regulates the rules of mediation procedure in disputes, and in particular property - legal relations between physical persons and legal entities; commercial and family; labour and other civil law relations, administrative and criminal procedures, in which the parties act freely, unless the law stipulates exclusive authority of a court or other relevant authority.

Serbia law on mediation

The Family Law (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, no. 18/2005) makes provisions with respect to marriage and marriage relations, relations in non-marital cohabitation, parent-child relations, adoption, foster care, guardianship, support, property relations in the family, protection from domestic violence, proceedings regarding family relations and personal name.

Articles 229-232 deal with mediation procedures in matrimonial disputes. Articles 233-246 contain guidelines on reconciliation. The purpose of reconciliation is to resolve the troubled relation between spouses without conflict and without divorce.

Family law

Other Relevant Laws and Regulations:

Law on Civil Procedure (OG RS, no. 125/2004)
Law on Peaceful Settlement of Labour Disputes (OG RS, no. 125/2004)
Law on Juvenile Offenders and the Criminal Protection of Juveniles (OG RS, no. 85/05)
Insurance Law (OG RS, no. 55/04)

Regulation on Training Program for Mediators (OG RS, no. 22/2005)
Regulation on the Method of Maintaining the List of Mediators (OG RS, no. 44/2005)