Supreme Court amends Rule 31 to increase DV designation training hours
Pursuant to an order entered by the Tennessee Supreme Court on February 13, 2023, Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 (14)(g) was amended to change the number of required training hours necessary to become a Rule 31 listed family mediator with a domestic violence designation.
Effective June 1, 2023, the DV designation training course must provide sixteen (16) hours of training pre-approved by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission (ADRC).
Rule 31 Traditional Training Program Applications:
(in-person training format only)
40-Hour Civil Listening Training Application
46 and/or 40 Hour Family Listening Trainer Application
16-Hour Domestic Violence Designation Trainer Application
16-Hour Family to Civil Cross-Over Trainer Application
30 and/or 24-Hour Civil to Family Cross-Over Trainer Application
Rule 31 Non-Traditional Training Program Applications:
Rule 31 Training Virtual Program Application
Rule 31 Training Hybrid Program Application
Required Forms for Trainers:
2025 Training Provider Quarterly Report
(printable PDF form - print and fill in by hand)
2025 Training Provider Quarterly Report
(fillable PDF form - this form can be filled out online and saved as a .pdf file on your hard drive - which you then can print and submit)
For more information please email : ADRTrainers@tncourts.gov