The caseworker and the caseworker’s supervisor must attend all mediations.

The caseworker must notify or verify that the following persons have been notified about the mediation:

  •   All parties to the suit, including but not limited to:

  •   the child’s biological mother;

  •   the child’s biological father;

  •   the child’s presumed and alleged father (if listed as a legal party to the case);

  •   any person named as possessory conservator;

  •   any person who may have intervened in the suit;

  •   all attorneys appointed for the parties to the suit; and

  •   the child’s court appointed special advocate (CASA) or an individual appointed as guardian ad litem.

  •   Any person who is not a party to the suit but is proposed as a permanent placement for the child, such as a relative or fictive kin (referred to as a kinship caregiver) who is seeking permanent managing conservatorship of the child.