Pennsylvania Statutes Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 7383. Powers and duties of arbitrator

(1) select the rules for conducting the arbitration;

(2) hold a conference with the parties before a hearing;

(3) determine the date, time and place of a hearing;

(4) require a party to provide:

(5) interview a child who is the subject of a child custody dispute;

(6) appoint a private expert at the expense of the parties;

(7) 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;

(8) permit and compel discovery concerning the family law dispute and determine the date, time and place of discovery;

(9) determine the admissibility and weight of evidence;

(10) permit deposition of a witness for use as evidence at a hearing;

(11) for good cause, prohibit a party from disclosing information;

(12) appoint an attorney, guardian ad litem or other representative for a child at the expense of the parties;

(13) impose a procedure to protect a party or child from risk of harm, harassment or intimidation;

(14) allocate arbitration fees, attorney fees, expert witness fees and other costs to the parties; and

(15) 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.