Alternative Dispute Resolution Services

Family mediation provides a confidential, structured process that helps parents, couples, and families resolve conflict, communicate effectively, and reach practical agreements without going to court.

General mediation provides a confidential, structured process to help individuals, businesses, families, and others resolve disputes, improve communication, and reach practical agreements without escalating conflict.

Social Early Neutral Evaluation (SENE) is a confidential process that helps parents address custody and parenting-time disputes by receiving input and recommendations from trained evaluators and working toward a practical settlement.

Financial Early Neutral Evaluation (FENE) is a confidential process that helps divorcing parents address financial issues such as property, debt, income, spousal maintenance, and child support while receiving an informed evaluation to help guide settlement.

A Moderated Settlement Conference (MSC) is a confidential process that brings both sides together with an experienced neutral to address key issues, explore practical solutions, and work toward resolving a family law case without going to trial.

A Parenting Consultant (PC) is a neutral professional who helps parents resolve ongoing disagreements about custody and parenting time and, when necessary, makes binding decisions on parenting-related issues within the scope of the court order.

A custody evaluation provides the court and parents with an in-depth assessment of the family, each parent’s ability to meet the children’s needs, and recommendations focused on the children’s best interests.