Section 3171 - Stepparent or grandparent petitioning for visitation; failure to participate waiver of right to object to settlement(a) If a stepparent or grandparent has petitioned, or otherwise applied, for a visitation order pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3100), the court shall set the matter for mediation.(b) A natural or adoptive parent who is not a party to the proceeding is not required to participate in the mediation proceeding, but failure to participate is a waiver of that parent's right to object to a settlement reached by the other parties during mediation or to require a hearing on the matter.Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 116.87. Effective January 1, 1994.