Family Act Article 30

With regard to matters involving divorce, termination of an adoptive relation, partition of inheritance, or other matters subject to the parties’ own disposition, a mediated decision on such a family matter is reached, by the agreement of the parties, upon the entry of the settlement into the mediation record. With regard to matters involving divorce or termination of an adoptive relation, the mediated decision has to be explicitly agreed to by the parties to be effective.A mediated decision in accordance with the preceding paragraph has the same effect as a binding decision of the court upon its being reached.Where a mediated decision involves matters of personal identity or relationship that shall be effectuated by registration in accordance with the law, the court shall, upon its own initiative, notify the incumbent household registration office of such a circumstance.Where a mediation is brought to a successful conclusion, the parties may, within three months from the date on which the mediated decision is reached, move for the return of two-thirds of the court costs.