1. An arbitrator shall conduct an arbitration in a manner the arbitrator considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the dispute.

2. An arbitrator shall provide each party a right to be heard, to present evidence material to the family law dispute, and to cross-examine witnesses.

3. Unless the parties otherwise agree in a record, an arbitrator's powers include the power to: a. Select the rules for conducting the arbitration; b. Hold conferences with the parties before a hearing; c. Determine the date, time, and place of a hearing; d. Require a party to provide: (1) A copy of a relevant court order; (2) Information required to be disclosed in a family law proceeding under law of this state other than this chapter; and (3) A proposed award that addresses each issue in arbitration; e. Appoint a private expert at the expense of the parties; f. Administer an oath or affirmation and issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness or the production of documents and other evidence at a hearing; g. Compel discovery concerning the family law dispute and determine the date, time, and place of discovery; h. Determine the admissibility and weight of evidence; i. Permit deposition of a witness for use as evidence at a hearing; j. For good cause, prohibit a party from disclosing information; k. Impose a procedure to protect a party or child from risk of harm, harassment, or intimidation; l. Allocate arbitration fees, attorney's fees, expert-witness fees, and other costs to the parties; and m. Impose a sanction on a party for bad faith or misconduct during the arbitration according to standards governing imposition of a sanction for litigant misconduct in a family law proceeding.

4. An arbitrator may not allow ex parte communication except to the extent allowed in a family law proceeding for communication with a judge.