Mediated settlement agreements must be written, authenticated by the mediator, and may be submitted to mediation service providers. Mediated settlement agreements are written, party signed agreements from mediation authenticated by the mediator; agreements void under the Indian Contract Act are not lawful mediated settlements. Signed agreements in institutional mediation are authenticated and forwarded by the mediator to the mediation service provider with copies to parties, while in other cases the authenticated mediator provides copies to all parties. Parties may make agreements at any time during mediation; online mediation settlements are included.