Typically, when each party is represented by an attorney, the attorneys agree on a person to serve as mediator in the case. Oftentimes the mediator chosen has significant experience in mediating family law matter and/or has significant experience representing parties in family law matters. The North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission has a website http://www.nccourts.org/Courts/CRS/Councils/DRC/Commission/MediatorList.asp which lists Family Financial Settlement Mediators that have taken a 40 hour mediation training course and met criteria required to be certified a by the Dispute Resolution Commission to conduct Family Financial Settlement Mediations.